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Monasteries of Europe

Monasteries of Europe

★ 6.0/10•2018•52m•Documentary
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What is happening today in European monasteries? Why do young people leave the “normal” world to devote their lives to spirituality? Let's embark on a journey to discover the sources of Europe and share the life of monastic communities from Ireland to Russia and from Greece to Germany.

Jacques Debs · Director

Jacques Debs · Writer

Marie Arnaud · Director

Marie Arnaud · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime52m
LanguageFR
First Air DateDec 3, 2018

Episodes

Episode 1 - At the Water's EdgeE152m

At the Water's Edge

Monks and sisters built impressive buildings at the water's edge : Mont-Saint-Michel (France) animated by the Fraternities of Jerusalem or the monastery of the Benedictines on Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria (Germany)…

Dec 3, 2018

Episode 2 - From the Back of the WorldE252m

From the Back of the World

Sisters and brothers often sought to isolate themselves until they reached the end of the world. Saint Gregory of Tatev in Armenia hides at the top of an inaccessible mountain. It is animated by a single monk, an exception!

Dec 4, 2018

Episode 3 - UnusualE352m

Unusual

Monasteries that are both timeless and in our time. In Bavaria, a monastery that animates the economic and cultural life of the region. In Georgia, a monastery in a troglodyte site.

Dec 5, 2018

Episode 4 - PilgrimagesE452m

Pilgrimages

St. Nino in Georgia is a monastery animated by sisters who have restored this ravaged site by the communists. The source discovered by Saint Nino in the 4th century according to tradition attracts pilgrims again. Santiago de Compostela is the destination of the biggest pilgrimage in Europe.

Dec 6, 2018

Episode 5 - SouvenirsE552m

Souvenirs

Mont Sainte Odile has artistic treasures including the astonishing mosaic of the Gentile and Bordet artists celebrating the Victory of the Allies against Nazism. The Benedictine monastery of Göttweig is known for its library, its thirty-two thousand engravings including Dürer and Michelangelo and these moving statuettes of the Madonna with foeutus.

Dec 7, 2018

Actors

Yann Collette

Yann Collette

Narrator (voice)

Marie Arnaud

Narrator (voice)

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