Tag: monastery

Thérèse

A spoiled girl enters a monastery at the early age of 15. There she learns to deal with the joys and rigors of monastic life and discovers a “Little Way” to become a saint. The true story of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower. …


Strahov Monastery and Library: An Ornate Relic Tucked Away in Prague

The Strahov Monastery was built in Prague, Czech Republic in around 1143 by Bishop of Olomouc Jindrich Zdík after his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1138. The monastic community thrived with the arrival of the Premonstratensians from Germany. Their arrival brought forth many architectural developments to the monastery, beginning with the addition of a…