Meetup Monday

Valamo Monastery Meetup, Heinävesi Finland

alamo Monastery is an active centre of the Orthodox religious life and culture in Finland. Located in the beautiful surroundings of Heinävesi, the monastery welcomes visitors throughout the year. The peaceful atmosphere of the monastery and close proximity to nature offer the hurried people in the busy world of today a rare opportunity to relax − far from the bustle and noise of everyday life. All the visitors are heartily welcome!N

 

Monastery

 

US-10319279

The Monastery of Christ is a monastery in Tomar, Portugal. It was originally built in the 12th century. The monastery was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983.

Sent by Sara from Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Sunday Church

Poland. 

Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary on the Chełm Hill

 

Sunday Churces

Rome, Vatican, Michelangelo

The Sistine Chapel. "Last Judgement"  1541

Holy Monastery of Gonia, Kolymbari of Kissamos, Chania, Crete.

Icon: The Second Coming. Painting by Dimitriou Papadopoulou. 1792

Holy Monastery of Gonia, Kolymbari of Kissamos, Chania, Crete.

Virgin the Merciful (Middle of 17th century)

The statue of the Virgin of Candelaria –often called Our Lady of Candelaria – carries a child in one hand and a green candle in the other, representing the supposed apparition of the Virgin Mary in Tenerife.

Kharkiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦

UA-1443842

Kharkiv. On the territory of the Holy Shroud Monastery

Sent by Andriy on 22 May 2016 from Kyiv 

Travel time 9 Days

 

Keep Calm - read a book

RU-5353618

"Turn To Page 394" is a line used by Alan Rickman's character, Severus Snape in the film series, Harry Potter, where the phrase features frequently in a particular scene.

Received on 23 Jul, 2017

Sent by Masha (Moscow, Russia)

RU-2870629

Red apple, photo Magdalena

Received on 16 Jul, 2014

Sent by Olga (Psikov, Russia)

RU-5975808

Library of Strahov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic

Received on 9 Oct, 2017

Sent by Tanya (Moscow,Russia )

 

Churches

 

Postcrossing Private swap

St.Euthymius Monastery, Transfiguration Cathedral and Belfry, Suzdal, Russia

Received on 2019

Sent by Nicolay (St Petersburg, Russia)

DE-3612035

St. George's Church, Eisenach, Germany

Received on 24 Oct, 2014

Sent by Harry ( Meiningen, Germany)

RU-6086652

New Year. 

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. St. Petersburg, Russia

Received on 22 Nov, 2017

Sent by Katy ( Fryazino, Russia)

Sunday Churches and Abbey

 

RU-8072507

The New Jerusalem Monastery, Istra, Russia

 The Resurrection Cathedral (1658-1685), the main church of the monastery.The Resurrection Monastery or New Jerusalem Monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church is located in the town of Istra in the Moscow region, 73 km north-west of Moscow. The Voskresensky Monastery has given rise to the eponymous village, which has grown into the town of Voskresensk (currently known as Istra).

Received on 12 Nov 2020

Sent by Fedor ( Istra, Russia)

DE-6940434

Maulbronn Monastery, Roman Catholic Cistercian Abbey and Protestant seminary in Kraichgau, Germany

Received on 14 Feb, 2018

Set by Verena ( Bonn, Germany)

FI-2279967

Tuusula church, Finland

Tuusula Church was built in 1732-1734. The current appearance of the wooden cruciform church is from the reconstructions in 1853 and in 1902. The belfry was originally built in the end of the 17th century, and the present appearance dates from the reconstructions in 1818 and in 1903. The national author of Finland Aleksis Kivi, and a famous painter Pekka Halonen are buried in the cemetery. 

Received on 17 Dec, 2014

Sent by Raija (Järvenpää, Finland)

Buildings

Hualien Pine Garden Annex

sent by Zi-Yi Li in New Taipei City, Taiwan .

on 19 May, 2018

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 8,012 km

Ancient town, Suzhou, China

Sent by Winnie, Daliang, China

sent on 28 Jul, 2017

travel time 26 days

distance travelled 7,807 km

Corvey Castle / Monastery 

(UNESCO World Heritage Site) Germany, Photo by  Jörg Mitzkat

sent by Christa in Detmold, Germany

 on 28 Apr, 2020

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 1,424 km

Romania- Bucovina

RO-158112
Romania -Bukovina
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 2,046 km
sent by Luca from Bucharest

Bukovina is a historical region in Central Europe, divided between modern-day Romania and Ukraine, located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains.

Bucovina is known for its folk costumes, furniture, pottery, tapestries and carpets. The craftsmen continue the traditions inherited from their past generations. Masks, traditional costumes, painted eggs, carved wooden objects, embroideries and carpets are still elements of daily life.

UNESCO World Heritage

Among the most picturesque treasures of Romania are the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina. Their painted exterior walls are decorated with elaborate 15th and 16th century frescoes featuring portraits of saints and prophets, scenes from the life of Jesus, images of angels and demons, and heaven and hell.

Yuso Monastery

Yuso Monastery 

Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla. UNESCO World Heritage Site

travel time 40 days

distance travelled 2,717 km
received on 13 Oct, 2017
sent by Carmen, Spain

The monastic community founded by St Millán in the mid-6th century became a place of pilgrimage. A fine Romanesque church built in honour of the holy man still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first literature was produced in Castilian, from which one of the most widely spoken languages in the world today is derived. In the early 16th century the community was housed in the fine new monastery of Yuso, below the older complex, it is still a thriving community today.

San Millán on kahden luostarin paikkakunta Riojan alueella Espanjan pohjoisosassa. Luostareista tuli pyhiinvaelluskohde 500-luvun puolessavälissä. Suson luostarin sanotaan olevan paikka, jossa espanjan ja baskin kieliä on ensi kerran kirjoitettu. Susossa on jäljellä romaanista tyyliä edustava kirkko tuolta ajalta. 1500-luvulla lluostarin veljestö muutti uudempiin tiloihin Yuson luostariin, alamäkeen edellisestä luostarista. Yhteisö on oedelleen elinvoimainen. Luostarit ovat UNESCOn maailmanperintökohde esimerkkinä puolitoista vuosituhatta jatkuneesta luostariperinteestä, ja eräänä espanjan kielen kehittymisen ja vaalimisen tyyssijana.

Jasna Gora, Poland

Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, Poland,

travel time 20 days
distance travelled 1,371 km
received on 1 July, 2015
sent by Misia, Poland

The Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland, is a famous Polish shrine to the Virgin Mary and one of the country's places of pilgrimage – for many the monastery is a spiritual capital. The image of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa, to which miraculous powers are attributed, is one of Jasna Góra's most precious treasures.

Black Madonna

The holy icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa dressed in special robes.

 Jasna Gora Monastery

travel time 9 days
distance travelled 1,263 km
received on 26 Jan, 2015
sent by Norbert, Poland

Jasna Gora on katolinen luostari eteläisessä Puolassa Częstochowan kaupungin lähellä. Jasna Goran luostari on yksi katolisen maailman tunnetuimpia pyhiinvaelluskohteita. 1300-luvulla perustetun luostarin maalaus, Musta madonna eli Pyhä madonna, on katolisessa kulttuurissa monien tarinoiden ja pelastuskertomusten lähde.

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

The Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery used to be the largest monastery in Northern Russia. The monastery was consecrated to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, for which cause it was sometimes referred to as the Dormition Monastery of St. Cyril. By the 20th century, the town of Kirillov had grown nearby. Wikipedia

Received from Oleg in Vologda, Russia

Distance: 1,035 km

Travel time: 18 days

World Heritage, Greece, Meteora

  Holy Meteora

   Rocks of Meteora

Meteoran kallioita

Meteora (kreikaksi: Μετέωρα) on Koillis-Kreikassa sijaitseva laaja ortodoksinen luostarialue, joka on rakennettu suurimmaksi osaksi luonnon itsensä muovaamien kalliopaasien päälle, vaikeakulkuisille kallioiden huipuille.

Luostarit perustettiin aikanaan syrjäiselle alueelle vaikeakulkuisille paikoilleen turvapaikoiksi venetsialaisia, albaaneja, normanneja ja ranskalaisia vastaan, jotka vuoron perään hyökkäilivät alueelle. Alkuaan luostareihin mentiin köysien varassa olevien hissikorien avulla, nykyään useimpiin luostareihin pääsee autolla parkkipaikalle ja rappusia sekä siltoja pitkin luostareihin.

UNESCOn maailmanperintökohde vuodesta 1988 ja alueella sijaitsevat muiden muassa:

 Monastery of Saint Stephen
Pyhän Stefanin luostari

 Monastery of Hypapanti
Hypapantin luostari

The Monastery of the Metamorphosis or Great Meteoron
Suuri Meteora,  Kristuksen kirkastumisen luostari

Monastery of Varlaam 

 Kaikkien pyhien luostari

Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapafsas

Pyhän Nikolaos Anapafsasin luostari

 Monastery of Holy Trinity
Pyhän Kolminaisuuden luostari

Monastery of Roussanou

Roussanon Kristuksen kirkastumisen luostari

Monastery of Roussanou

Net ascension 

More here



Russia

29 Aug, 2013 

Valaam. The Cross Island, St. Nicholas skete, The Curch of St. Nicholas 

Anton Pietarista lähetti kortin Valamon Ristisaaresta. Pyhän Nikolaoksen (Nikolain) skiitta sijaitsee saaressa Valamon luostariin menevän vesireitin varrella, luostarilahden suulla.

Anton myös kysyi: Arvaa mikä....)

Guess "What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years"

17 Sep, 2013
 Wooden Irkutsk

Lovely, old wooden houses with beautiful window decorations, a carpenter's masterpiece.
Thank you Tatyana 

Minä olen ilmeisesti perinyt jostakin erikoisen "vanhojentalojen geenin ".  Jo aivan nuorena ihailin vanhoja, punaisia, harmaita ja ränsistyneitäkin puutaloja. Halusin sellaisen itselleni joskus isona  ja sainkin, vanhan, punaisen ja vähän ränsistyneen. Tatyana Moskovasta oli ilmeisesti lukenut profiiliani tarkasti  ( I like narrow streets with old houses :), hän lähetti minulle tämän viehättävän katunäkymän Irkutskista. Ikkunakoristeet talossa  ovat upeat,  irkutskilaisen puusepän taidonnäyte. Suosikkikortti!

 8 Oct, 2013 
The  Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood , St. Petersburg. This marvelous Russian-style church was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881.

Mariya lähetti kortin Pietarista.  Kortissa on ehkä kuuluisin kaupungin nähtävyys: Verikirkko tai Kristuksen ylösnousemuksen katedraali, joka rakennettiin tsaari Aleksanteri II:n muistoksi paikalle, jolla hänet salamurhattiin vuonna 1881.

16 Oct, 2013 

Building of Administration of the Tyumen region and monument of Lenin.

Tyumen area is one of the largest regions in Russia. It is more than 8,4% of the area of Russia, which equivalent to territory of Germany, France, Italy, Grat Britain, all together. 

Ludmila asuu Tyumenissa, Siperiassa ja lähetti kortin kotikaupungistaan. Hän kertoo, että Leniniä arvostetaan Tyumenin alueella edelleen ja patsaat ovat vieläkin kunniapaikoillaan hallintorakennusten edessä.

18 Oct, 2013 

Yelabuga, Russia

On the right The Savior Cathedral bell tower, on the left the Cathedral of Transfiguration

Julia asuu Kazanissa, Tatarstanin pääkaupungissa ja hän lähetti  kauniin kortin Yelabugasta, joka on vanha kaupunki Tatarstanissa. Kuvassa oikealla näkyy Vapahtajan katedraalin kellotorni ja kadun päässä Kirkastumisen katedraali.

31 Oct, 2013

Moscow:  State Museum-Reserve "Tsaritsyno"

Dmitry lähetti kauniin puistokuvan Moskovasta. Puisto on hänen lempipaikkansa ja sillä on erityinen merkitys, vuosi sitten Dmitry juhli häitään Tsaritsynon puistossa. Onnea hääpäivälle!

 1 Nov, 2013 

Elizaveta Bem Postcards

"Alphabet" Series 

Jester 

Boem, (1843-1914) was a talented Russian graphic artist. Born in St. Petersburg, her family moved to Yaroslavl when she was 6 years old. One of her art teachers was Ivan Kramskoi, the influential Russian painter and critic. Her many postcard series were very successful and one of the most well-known is "The Russian Alphabet".

Taas uusi tuttavuus venäläisistä taiteilijoista, ja Elenan lähettämä kortti kyllä piristi marraskuun ensimmäisen päivän harmautta. Toinen suosikkikortti!



Today's post

 Rolf lives in a little village near the beautiful city of Magdeburg in Germany.  He sent this multi-view card of  Magdeburg's attractions.  

Katja was having a tea party with her postcrossing friends in Novosibirsk, Russia. 

They all sent greetings with this beautiful card  showing Vydubychi Monastery and Botanical Garden in Kiev, Ukraine.

Greek monasteries

Meteora, monasteries in the clouds.

The Monastery Evangelistria, Samos


The Holy Monastery of Archangel Michael Panormitis in Simi.

And one Mystery Monastery.

I just can't remember the place and the name of this monastery.

I hope somebody can help me with this mystery.