Victoria Westover’s Final Vows takes you behind the habits and into the daily lives of nuns of the Cistercian order. With ...

Strata Florida Abbey (Ystrad Fflw in Welsh) near Tregaron is a significant spot in Wales where history, royalty, and spirituality collide. Founded in 1201 by white-robed Cistercian monks ...

The carved-wood statues reference a long-standing urban legend in and around Bransholme. For years, residents have reported seeing apparitions here. "People think they've seen a ghost," says Neil ...

But that’s all changed with the recent revamp of L’Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, a former 12th-century Cistercian abbey that’s been transformed by hospitality company Paris Society, the group behind many ...

The Cistercian monks described seals as the "sea calf," and there is no existing written record of the purchase or any use of sealskin at Clairvaux Abbey. The use of sealskin in bindings appears ...

It is rare to find medieval manuscripts in their original bindings, but some from the 12th and 13th centuries have been preserved in Cistercian libraries such as Clairvaux and its daughter abbeys.

Aubazine Abbey, a jewel of medieval Cistercian heritage nestled in the heart of Corrèze (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), is about to be restored to its original splendor. The famous Chanel fashion ...