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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 828625" data-attributes="member: 53455">The abbey of Montmajour in Provence (2022)Near the Provençal city of Arles, there once was a very large marsh, a bit like those in nearby Camargue, from which emerged one solitary hill, which by contrast with the very flat land around, was named by the Romans Mons majoris (the “Major Mount”). It was the only dry, island-like place for miles.From the earliest days of Christianity in Provence, one or two eremitic figures came to live there in caves.In October 949, Teucinda, a rich widow from the Burgundy aristocracy who had come to live in Provence, bought the Mons Majoris island from the bishop of Arles and founded a monastery to be governed by the rule of Saint Benedict. The hermits became the first monks. Donations from local lords to the new abbey poured in, and the monastery became so famous and powerful that, as soon as the early 1000s, it was chosen as their final resting place by the counts of Provence.Dedicated to Saint Peter, the abbey counted as many as 56 priories in the 13th century, and Benedictine monks remained at Montmajour until the French Revolution. It was listed as a Historic Landmark on the very first list of 1840.Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the abbey church we can still see today was built between 1130 and 1180 over a previous church built around Year 1000, the remains of which constitute the crypt-like “lower church”. The tower on the left was built for defense purposes around 1365–70, and was part of the abbot’s residence.Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light. Post-processed with Nik Software’s ColorEfex Pro 4.[ATTACH=full]414898[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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