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Berne Abbey, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

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This is Berne Abbey, in the Netherlands

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Looking through the front gate at Berne. 1-bern-01.jpg (24221 bytes)
Front gate from the inside. berne55.jpg (29639 bytes)
A view from the front garden area of the Abbey Church and oldest buildings at Berne. 1-bern-02.jpg (29642 bytes)
The oldest structure at Berne. berne54.jpg (21004 bytes)
Another photo of the oldest sstructure at Berne. berne12.jpg (24583 bytes)
Small garden area consisting of the Cross and patterned cobblestones. berne06.jpg (25256 bytes)
Older portion of the Residence buildings. berne38.jpg (27426 bytes)
Gift shop and Norbertine Museum, in the front garden area of the abbey. berne39.jpg (35164 bytes)
A very symbolic photo, showwing the older buildings in the upper portion, supplemented by the newer buildings below. berne45.jpg (16065 bytes)
Small garden area between two newer meeting and residence structures. berne05.jpg (20908 bytes)
Typical newer residence building. berne01.jpg (17917 bytes)

This is the interior of the Abbey Church at Berne.

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A closeup of the organ pipe array. berne18.jpg (22219 bytes)
A look at the vaulting directly above the Abbot's chair.  berne21.jpg (25827 bytes)
Choir area. berne17.jpg (23838 bytes)
Looking toward the rear of the Abbey Church, showing the roundel with six stained glass windows below it. berne19.jpg (25225 bytes)
Ceramic / plaster roundel within the Abbey Church. berne22.jpg (12015 bytes)
Vaulting in the Abbey Church berne20.jpg (16855 bytes)
Main altar area. berne24.jpg (25041 bytes)
Side altar area. berne26.jpg (24159 bytes)
Six stained glass windows in the rear of the Abbey Church. berne28.jpg (19490 bytes)
Roundel at the rear of the Abbey Church. berne37.jpg (23351 bytes)
Crucifixion Triptych near the side altar. berne29.jpg (28152 bytes)
Chapter room with the famous painting of St. Norbert. berne52.jpg (24230 bytes)
Closeup of this painting, showing Norbert praying for assistance from the Blessed Virgin, and Norbertine Sisters (lower left) praying for assistance from St. Norbert! berne53.jpg (23346 bytes)
Refectory. berne47.jpg (25804 bytes)
One view of the Cloister walk in the older building. berne50.jpg (19012 bytes)
Cloister hallway, another view.   Portraits are of Abbots at Berne. berne04.jpg (16759 bytes)
Another Cloister hallway. berne15.jpg (16963 bytes)
St. Siard. berne03.jpg (13642 bytes)
St. Augustin. berne30.jpg (15413 bytes)
St. Anne, and the young Blessed Virgin. berne25.jpg (15052 bytes)
An older bell, now used in the newer building to assemble the confreres. berne08.jpg (25770 bytes)
Dedication area of the newer buildings, with a motto in Latin: berne07.jpg (14614 bytes)
Newer cloister garden area surrounded by new buildings. berne09.jpg (21573 bytes)
Another view of the newer garden area. berne10.jpg (25213 bytes)
Keeping up with the times in the reading / recreation area common room.  berne13.jpg (27819 bytes)
Hallway in newer building. berne02.jpg (14900 bytes)