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Main Abbey buildings of Holy Trinity Abbey, Kilnacrott, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. | |
Main Abbey buildings, with the cloister walk at right. | |
A view of the main Abbey buildings, showing just a hint of the garden / walk area at left. | |
The side garden / walk area. | |
A wider view of the Abbey and grounds. | |
Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary across from the main entrance to the Abbey. | |
A closeup of the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin. | |
Abbey Church -- with the Latin exclamation: Praise Forever to the Most Holy Trinity! | |
Cloister walk in the Abbey, with abbot Colwell (now deceased) in prayer. | |
Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the prayer corridor of the Abbey. | |
Shrine of the Divine Mercy, located at Holy Trinity Abbey. The large image of Christ behind the altar is made of inlaid multicolored formed-wood pieces in a unique artistic manner known as "Marquetry" or "Intarsia". This is the first example of such large scale use of this art in church decoration since medieval times. |
The grotto area of Our Lady of England at Spalding Parish, now under the care of Kilnacrott Abbey. Spalding is located in central England. | |
Detail of the Statue of Our Lady of England in the grotto area at Spalding Parish. | |
A depiction of the Assumption in the Grotto. | |
Detail of two stained glass windows (we apologize for not having them in color) at Spalding Parish. At left is St. Norbert as Archbishop of Magdeburg, and at right is St. Hermann Joseph as a child presenting an apple to the Blessed Virgin. |