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Berne Abbey, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands
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This is Berne Abbey, in the Netherlands |
Looking through the front gate at Berne. | |
Front gate from the inside. | |
A view from the front garden area of the Abbey Church and oldest buildings at Berne. | |
The oldest structure at Berne. | |
Another photo of the oldest sstructure at Berne. | |
Small garden area consisting of the Cross and patterned cobblestones. | |
Older portion of the Residence buildings. | |
Gift shop and Norbertine Museum, in the front garden area of the abbey. | |
A very symbolic photo, showwing the older buildings in the upper portion, supplemented by the newer buildings below. | |
Small garden area between two newer meeting and residence structures. | |
Typical newer residence building. | |
This is the interior of the Abbey Church at Berne. |
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A closeup of the organ pipe array. | |
A look at the vaulting directly above the Abbot's chair. | |
Choir area. | |
Looking toward the rear of the Abbey Church, showing the roundel with six stained glass windows below it. | |
Ceramic / plaster roundel within the Abbey Church. | |
Vaulting in the Abbey Church | |
Main altar area. | |
Side altar area. | |
Six stained glass windows in the rear of the Abbey Church. | |
Roundel at the rear of the Abbey Church. | |
Crucifixion Triptych near the side altar. | |
Chapter room with the famous painting of St. Norbert. | |
Closeup of this painting, showing Norbert praying for assistance from the Blessed Virgin, and Norbertine Sisters (lower left) praying for assistance from St. Norbert! | |
Refectory. | |
One view of the Cloister walk in the older building. | |
Cloister hallway, another view. Portraits are of Abbots at Berne. | |
Another Cloister hallway. | |
St. Siard. | |
St. Augustin. | |
St. Anne, and the young Blessed Virgin. | |
An older bell, now used in the newer building to assemble the confreres. | |
Dedication area of the newer buildings, with a motto in Latin: | |
Newer cloister garden area surrounded by new buildings. | |
Another view of the newer garden area. | |
Keeping up with the times in the reading / recreation area common room. | |
Hallway in newer building. |