- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Monastery of the Holy Spirit
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Cistercian architecture--Georgia--Conyers
Cistercian monasteries--Georgia--Conyers
Monasteries--Georgia--Conyers
Church buildings--Georgia--Conyers
Catholic church buildings--Georgia--Conyers
Buildings--Georgia--Conyers
Church architecture--Georgia--Conyers
Aerial photographs
Courtyards--Georgia--Conyers
Monastery of the Holy Spirit (Conyers, Ga.)
Conyers (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Rockdale County, Conyers, 33.66761, -84.01769
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Rockdale County was founded by Trappist monks in 1944. The monastery supports itself through the sale of a variety of products, including books and bonsai trees.
Aerial photograph of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia, completed in 1960. The monastery comprises several wings which surround an enclosed courtyard.
The Trappist Monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit are members of the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance, a sect of Cistercian monks that originated in France and follows the teachings of the seventeenth-century abbot Armand de Rancé. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/rockdale-county/m-9100/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/rockdale-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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