Page numbers needed date September 2010 The ConventGallery is located in the Spa region of Daylesford, Victoria Daylesford , in Central Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . The ConventGallery s origins date back to the 1860s gold rush , home to the Gold Commissioner, and then known as Blarney Castle . The Catholic Church purchased the building in the 1880s for the local parish presbytery residence presbytery , where it was home to the priest for ten years. In 1891 Archbishop Thomas Joseph Carr of Melbourne envisaged a source of light and edification for the Central Victorian community of Daylesford, Victoria . In 1892,the building was deemed appropriate for nun s and boarders and the Holy Cross Convent and boarding school for girls was opened. It was the first Victorian establishment outside of Melbourne by the Presentation Sisters . In 1904 the new chapel was completed and in 1927 the parlour, dormitory and music rooms were added. The convent lacked adequate heating and required a large amount of upkeep, inside and out. In the 1970s it was decided that more suitable accommodation should be found for the nuns. The school was closed in 1973 and at the suggestion of the head nun Sister Mary Agatha Murphy, the building was presented in 1975 by the parish of St Peter s to the wider community of Daylesford for its use as a Community Center for arts and education under the direction of a Committee of Management. By the end of 1977, 28 local groups were using it every week with an average weekly attendance of 250 people. It was sold in 1988, needing a great deal of repair and restoration. It was sold to Tina Banitska, a well known local artist and ceramicist . The building ... the Central Highlands twin towns of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs . The Convent now houses .... Some of the information is taken from the Convent History book, written by Brenda Morgan, freelance ... from the archives of the Presentation Convent, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria. The part about the Community ... more details
The Convent may refer to The Convent Gibraltar , the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar The Convent USCA , a housing co op The Convent film The Convent film , a Portuguese drama film The Convent television series The Convent television series , 2006 BBC sequel to The Monastery See also Convent disambiguation disambig ... more details
other uses Image Convent Amstedam.JPG thumb 200px right A Beguine convent in Amsterdam . A convent is either a community of priest s, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nun s, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion . In modern English usage, convent or nunnery almost invariably refers to a community of women, while monastery , priory or friary are used for men but in historical usage they are often interchangeable. Technically, a monastery or nunnery is a community of monastics, whereas a convent is a community of Mendicant orders mendicants friary specifying a male community specifically , and a canonry a community of canon regular canons regular . The terms abbey and priory can be applied to both monasteries and canonries and distinguish those headed by an Abbot from the lesser dependent houses headed by a Prior. See also Abbey Christian monasticism Monastery External links CathEncy wstitle Convent http www.sistersofcarmel.org Carmelite Monastery of the Sacred Hearts an example of a modern day convent Cite EB1911 wstitle Convent commons category Convents Category Religious buildings Category Convents Category Types of communities Category Christian communities Category Nunneries catholic stub ca Convent es Convento fr Couvent hr Manastir io Kuvento it Convento nl Convent pl Zakon pt Convento fi Konventti sv konvent kloster th ... more details
wiktionary convent A convent is a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters or nuns, or the building used by such a community. Convent may also refer to Convent, Louisiana , United States ConventGallery , an art museum Convent band , a project of Emilie Autumn Convento is a Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese word meaning convent . It may refer to Convento Building Mission San Fernando , on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places Hotel El Convento , a hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Convento, a town in Piedmont , Italy See also The Convent disambiguation disambig cs Konvent ... more details
wiktionarypar gallery selfref For the MediaWiki < Gallery tag, see Wikipedia Gallery tag . Gallery may refer to An art museum art gallery A retail art shop also often known as an art gallery An exhibition room in a museum Long gallery , an element in architecture a long hallway or long, narrow room, frequently decorated with sculptures and frescoes A narrow balcony , usually including a railing, inside or outside of a building A minstrels gallery , a balcony used by performing musicians An observation deck , usually on the upper floors of a building, used to afford visitors a long distance view Gallery, in a theatre or concert hall, one or more raised seating platforms towards the rear of the auditorium see Theater structure Basic elements of a theater structure In UK television production, gallery is used as a substitute for Television studio Production control room production control room An audience or group of spectators A peanut gallery , an audience that heckles performers In mining , a horizontal passage in an underground mine Gallery Project , an open source project enabling management and publication of digital photographs and other media through a web server. Proper noun Gallery band , a 1970s musical group Gallery song , a song by Mario Vasquez Gallery magazine , a magazine published by Montcalm Publishing The Gallery Project , a photo viewing application built in PHP Gallery Hotel , a hotel in Singapore The Gallery may refer to The Gallery disco , a disco in Manhattan 1972 1977 The Gallery album , a 1995 album by Dark Tranquillity The Gallery , a song on the album Rapture Bradley Joseph album The Gallery at Market East , a mall in Philadelphia Surname Three brothers in the U.S. Navy during World War II Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery 1901 1977 Rear Admiral William O. Gallery 1904 1981 Rear Admiral Philip D. Gallery 1907 1973 Robert Gallery , an American football ... ja pl Galeria pt Galeria ru simple Gallery sk Gal ria sv Galleri th ... more details
File Or exterior.jpg thumb right 225px Or Gallery exterior The Or Gallery is a non profit artist run centre based in Vancouver , Canada . The gallery is run by a paid Director Curator and a voluntary Board of Directors. The Director Curator of the Or is an appointed working artist who is hired for a limited time. Each Director changes the focus of the programming creating exhibitions, publications ... permit the gallery to place an emphasis on the discursive structures of the environments that art is created in. Regardless of the Director Curator the Or Gallery maintains a commitment to contemporary art that is challenging and experimental. The gallery supports and exhibits artists whose work ... The Or Gallery was established in 1983 by Vancouver artist Laiwan in a storefront space on Franklin Street in East Vancouver. ref Collins, Allison ARCLines Or Gallery as it Began, http arcpost.ca articles or gallery ref The gallery space has changed a few times with the most recent move in 2008 to the Or s current location on Hamilton Street in Downtown Vancouver. Since 1983 the Or Gallery has provided ... Weiner . ref http www.orgallery.org archive ref Since its establishment the Or Gallery has ... Columbia ref Lip Synch, Exhibition Archive, Or Gallery, 1991 http www.orgallery.org philippe raphanel ... Lawrence. ref The Wild So Close, Exhibition Archive Or Gallery, 2009 http www.orgallery.org the wild so close ref In February 2008, the Or Gallery was featured in the Artists Choice Top 100 Galleries ... Edition , v.41 January February 2008 p.96 97 ref Between June 27 to August 1st, 2009, The Or Gallery ... of roughly 88 science fiction related exhibitions planned for the Or Gallery over the course of the next 260 years. Berlin In 2010, The Or Gallery opened a Berlin satellite gallery located on Oraniaenstrasse ...?id 27 ref Publications In 2011, The Or Gallery published a new edition of http www.orgallery.org ... publications ref References reflist External links http www.orgallery.org Or Gallery coord ... more details
File 2007 A Gallery.jpg thumb 300 px The A Gallery, Wimbledon, July 2007. Paintings by Peter McArdle left and Paul Harvey artist Paul Harvey , sculpture by Adrian Bannister . The A Gallery was a contemporary art gallery in Wimbledon, London Wimbledon , London run by Fraser Kee Scott . The gallery was founded in 1997. Its first exhibit was by then recent graduate Alison Jackson . In 2004, the gallery ... Oxford . In 2008, the gallery held Go Figure an exhibition of representational work, including Paul ... Past the Graveyard show from A Gallery. Founded The A Gallery was founded by Fraser Kee Scott in 1997 ... December 2008. ref The gallery s first exhibit was recent Chelsea College of Art and Design Chelsea ..., the gallery exhibited in the window a life sized nude sculpture, This Is Me Who Am I , by Marie .... Retrieved 23 December 2008. ref A lady entered the gallery and expressed interest in the work. ref ... so. ref name bowring Two policeman went to the gallery, ref name leitch which was advised the work ..., who visited the gallery, said the work was very lifelike, very explicit and very graphic. ref name bowring For 24 hours the sculpture was moved to the side of the gallery, out of public view, then returned ... in the gallery window, including a large screaming lady, would get attention, but I didn t know ... . Censored by MySpace . In October 2005, Scott, described as gallery owner and Stuckist , said in The Daily Telegraph that Tate gallery chairman, Paul Myners, Baron Myners Paul Myners , was hypocritical ... to donate work to the gallery. ref name walden Walden, Celia. Spy Art felt grumble , The Daily Telegraph ... to the Tate. ref name walden The gallery staged On Form , a group show which included Paul Normansell ... Guardian article put the Stuckists in a difficult position, as he had been promised the gallery ... name mendick Leading German Stuckist Peter Klint said it was very dangerous to co operate with the gallery ... had been resolved, and the Stuckists had continued to show successfully at the gallery For the record ... more details
Convent of Mercy could refer to The Convent of Mercy Mobile, Alabama The Convent of Mercy Madrid The Convent of Mercy Brooklyn Convent of Mercy band Convent of Mercy , a band. disambig ... more details
. The nearby Smolny Institute is named after the convent. gallery File .jpg Opened model of The Smolny Cathedral File .jpg Model of The Smolny Conventgallery References commonscat Smolny monastery reflist Rastrelli coord 59 56 55 N 30 23 42 E type ...Image Smolny Convent.jpg thumb 300px Aerial view of Smolny Convent. Smolny Convent or Smolny Convent of the Resurrection Voskresensky , located on Ploschad Rastrelli, on the bank of the River Neva in Saint Petersburg , Russia , consists of a cathedral sobor and a complex of buildings surrounding it, originally intended for a convent . ref name vor cite web url http www.vor.ru English centuries centuries 19.html title Smolny accessdate 2009 06 20 date 2003 publisher Voice of Russia Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref History This Russian Orthodox convent was built to house Elizabeth of Russia Elizabeth , the daughter of Peter the Great . After she was disallowed Order of succession succession to the throne, she opted to become a nun. However her Imperial predecessor, Ivan VI of Russia Ivan VI was overthrown during a coup d tat carried out by the Preobrazhensky regiment royal guards in 1741 . Elizabeth then decided against entering monastic life and accepted the offer of the Russian throne and work on the convent continued with her royal patronage. ref cite book last Antonov first ... left Smolny Cathedral Sobor . The convent s main church catholicon or sobor , a blue and white building ... cathedral of the smolny convent title Cathedral of the Smolny Convent accessdate 2009 06 20 publisher Archilogy.com ref The Cathedral is the centerpiece of the convent, built by Rastrelli between 1748 ... of the convent rapidly ran out. Rastrelli was unable to build the huge bell tower he had planned and unable ... primarily as a concert hall and the surrounding convent buildings house various offices and government ... ca Convent Smolni da Smolnij Kloster es Convento Smolny fr Couvent Smolny pl Monaster Smolny ru ... more details
For the convent in Kiev of the same name Ascension Convent, Kiev Image Voznesenskij Monastyr.jpg thumb 250px Katholikon of Ascension Convent 1580s , from an early 19th century drawing. Ascension Convent , known as the Starodevichy Convent or Old Maiden s until 1817 Russian language Russian Voznesensky monastery , , was a female cloister in the Moscow Kremlin which contained the burials of grand princesses, tsarina s, and other noble ladies from the Muscovite royal court. It is believed that Ascension Convent was founded in 1389 next to the Saviour Gates of the Kremlin by Dmitry Donskoy s widow, Eudoxia Dmitriyevna , who would take the veil there. The foundation stone for the cathedral was laid in 1407 , just before her death. Eight years later, the cathedral was gutted by fire and then rebuilt in 1467 by princess Maria of Borovsk , wife of Vasili II of Russia . Sixteen years later the convent was again damaged by fire and then restored in 1518 1519 to a design by Aloisio the New . This church was completely rebuilt in 1587 1588, when a new five domed structure, mirroring ... Vladimirovna first wife of Michael I of Russia Mikhail Feodorovich . The convent was also used as a residence ... son, False Dmitry I . In 1634, Michael I of Russia commissioned a new convent church to be built ... Church of Ascension Convent. In 1721, the convent was renovated on behest of Peter I of Russia ... Anna Ioannovna . During the Patriotic War of 1812 , the sacristy of Ascension Convent, with the Icon ... Revolution . In 1929, the convent complex including the majestic 16th century cathedral was dismantled ... the All Russian Central Executive Committee . Some of the icons of Ascension Convent were made over to the State Tretyakov Gallery and State museums of the Moscow Kremlin. The iconostasis of the Ascension ... to this day. External links Commons category Ascension Convent ru icon http www.kremlin.museum.ru ru main history ReferenceData LostArchitMonuments VoznesenskiyConvent Account of the convent from ... more details
Image Shamordino 01.jpg St. Ambrosius of Optina thumb The Monastery The stauropegial Convent of Saint Ambrose of Optina St. Ambrose and Our Lady of Kazan , Kazanskaya Amvrosiyevskaya stavropigial naya zhenskaya pustyn is a Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Shamordino , Kaluga Oblast , Russia. It was founded near the village of Shamordino in 1884 with the blessing of Saint Ambrose of Optina . It is located on the Serena River , convert 12 km mi abbr on from Optina Monastery . Gallerygallery Image Shamordino khram Kazanskii.jpg The Kazan Cathedral Image Shamordino vorota.jpg Gate Image Shamordino bashnya.jpg Water tower gallery External links Expand section date December 2009 Coord 54.16000001 N 35.8680555656 E source ruwiki region RU type landmark format dms display title Category Monasteries in Russia Category Russian Orthodox monasteries Category Kaluga Oblast Category 1884 establishments pl Monaster Kaza skiej Ikony Matki Bo ej i w. Ambro ego z Optiny w Szamordinie ru ... more details
File Abbotsford Convent Tower.JPG thumb 250px right Abbotsford Convent The Abbotsford Convent is located in Abbotsford, Victoria , an inner city suburb of Melbourne , Australia . The Convent is in a bend ... century the 6.8 hectare site was occupied by one of the largest convent s in Victoria. Today ... classical music radio station, live music performances, a gallery, theater, markets, bakery, bar, cafe and an organic pay as you feel restaurant. There are 11 buildings on the site the Convent, Convent Annexe, St Euphrasia, Providence, Rosina, St Mary s, Mercator, Magdalen Laundries, Sacred ... point. The precinct surrounding the convent is the most intact site associated with the first .... The Abbotsford Precinct Heritage Farmlands, upon which the former convent is sited, are the oldest ... inner city convent farm in a major city, anywhere in the world. The Collingwood Children ... abandoned in 1842 , opposite what later became the Abbotsford Convent precinct. Edward Curr lived ... young adult to the elderly. These elderly residents, some of whom had been at the convent since childhood, were housed in a separate dormitory. The Convent was able to house up to 1,000 residents and was largely ... and no pay. Children housed at the convent, as recently as the 1960s, have reported that the daily operation of the convent was draconian. Some orphans and wards were constrained for years in an enclosed section of the convent that included only a small exercise yard with no grass and the standard .... The Convent was a significant architectural and cultural landmark for a local community that had a included a high proportion of Catholic working class. Today, the former Convent of the Good Shepherd ..., textiles and other disciplines. Buildings and architecture The former Convent of the Good Shepherd ... of the Industrial School and the Magdalen Asylum, the scale and grandeur of the main convent ... Currently houses the Convent Foundation s office and the Wurundjeri Tribe Land Compensation ... more details
Convent Station could refer to Convent Station, New Jersey , an unincorporated community in Morris Township, New Jersey Convent Station NJT station , a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Morristown Line disambig ... more details
Infobox Film name The Devil in a Convent image image size caption director Georges M li s producer writer narrator starring music cinematography editing distributor released 1899 runtime Short country France language Silent film budget preceded by followed by The Devil in a Convent French Le diable au couvent was a short silent film created and released in 1899 and directed by Georges M li s . External links imdb title id 0000242 title The Devil in a Convent http www.youtube.com watch?v Gl p9c5kjB0 The Devil in a Convent on Youtube CinemaofFrance DEFAULTSORT Devil in a Convent Category 1899 films Category French films Category French silent short films Category Black and white films Category Films directed by Georges M li s 1890s France film stub ... more details
coord display title 59 58 14 N 30 18 1 E type landmark region RU File .jpg thumb The Convent of St. John of Rila The Convent of St. John of Rila is the largest convent in St. Petersburg , Russia and the only stauropegic monastery in the region. It was established on the bank of the Karpovka River by Saint John of Kronstadt 1900 as a branch of the Sura Monastery of St. John the Baptist . The main pentacupolar church of the Twelve Apostles 1902 was built to a Neo Byzantine architecture Neo Byzantine design by Nikolay Nikonov . The ground floor contains the marble tomb of St. John of Kronstadt . The convent was disbanded by the Soviets in 1923. It was reopened as a branch of P htitsa Convent in 1991. commonscat Ioannovsky Convent Christian monastery stub Category Monasteries in Saint Petersburg Category Convents in Russia Category Russian Orthodox monasteries Category Neo Byzantine architecture in Russia Category Religious organizations established in 1900 Category Buildings and structures completed in 1902 Category Religious buildings completed in 1902 ru ... more details
Image Kuremae nunnaklooster sc.jpg thumb 200px Cathedral of P htitsa P htitsa Convent Estonian language ... is a convent located in Eastern Estonia Ida Viru County between Lake Peipus and the Gulf of Finland . History File Puhtitsa convent view sc.JPG thumb left View on monastery wall The convent ... of the Mother of God under a huge oak tree . The icon still belongs to the convent. A small Eastern Orthodoxy Orthodox Christian church was built in P htitsa in the 16th century. The convent was founded in 1891. File Kurem e kloostri v rav.jpg thumb left Entrance to the convent. In 1888, the Russian Orthodox Church sent a nun from Kostroma Ipatiev Monastery to establish a convent in P htitsa. The main Cathedral of the convent was built to a design by Mikhail Preobrazhensky in a Russian Revival style and was fully completed in 1910. There are six churches in the convent dedicated to a number ... governor general of Estonia was convent s patron and protected it from local nobles, mostly German Lutheran s, who tried to resist its construction. The convent was first Orthodox monastery built ..., after Estonia became independent from Russia , the new government confiscated most of the convent s land and transferred the convent to the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church , independent of Moscow ... kilometres away from the convent and Germany Germans organized a concentration camp for Russian ... by the Soviet Union in 1944, the convent managed to survive despite the uneasy co existence with the Communism ... and Estonia in the 1960s was instrumental in the fight to keep the convent from closure. In 1990 the P htitsa Convent was placed under the direct authority of the Patriarch of Moscow and All ... commons P htitsa Convent en icon http www.orthodox.ee indexeng.php?d parishes convent Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate P htitsa Pyhtitsa Dormition Convent fr icon http www.estonie tallinn.com ... Entrance to the P htitsa Convent QTVR fullscreen panorama July 08, 2007 coord 59 12 09 N 27 32 ... more details
Penha Convent is a convent located in Vila Velha , Brazil , on the top of a high mountain overlooking the cities of Vit ria, Brazil Vit ria and Vila Velha . Founded in approximately 1558 by Pedro Pal cios , today it is home to Esp rito Santo s Patron Saint , Our Mother of Penha. Many believers make pilgrimages to this site which is surrounded by a green haven of forest. Due to its location between two large urban areas, it is also a very much sought after leisure spot on weekends and holidays. It is considered one of the main tourist attractions of the Brazilian Southeast state of Esp rito Santo . Every year, there is an important celebration to the Saint. Where believers dedicate their miles praying and thanking the Saint. Some have traveled from all over Brazil in order to get there. The men usually start their walk from the Capital Vitoria and finish at the Convent in Vila Velha. The women also pay their respects and walk from the closest Church Santuario up to the Convent. Inside the Convent there are millions of Thank you Notes from people that claim to have been cured by Nossa Senhora da Penha. They have left many of their notes along with their old handicapped chairs and much more. The view from the Convent is one of the most beautiful views. Being able to see the Island of Vitoria and the City of Vila Velha and one of the most beautiful beaches along the coast of Brazil called Praia da Costa. Where at the end of the beach, you can also see the house of the Governor. External links http www.morrodomoreno.com.br Images convento.jpg Photograph of Penha Convent http marlonstein.com fotos album Outras Edificacao convento Penha Convent Photos Marlon Stein http www.agrogemeos.com.br convento da penha.html images Google Maps of Penha Convent http flickr.com search ?q convento da penha Flickr Photos of Penha Convent coord missing Brazil Category Christian monasteries in Brazil Category Colonial architecture Christian monastery stub Brazil struct stub pt Convento da Penha ... more details
Presidium Convent Latvian language latvian Prezidiju Konvents also known as simply P K is an organisation that unites all male academic Corporation university corporations in Latvia . History Presidium Convent was established in autumn 1919, almost together with Latvian University . However it de facto started work only in autumn 1920, after Latvian War of Independence ended. Founders of Presidium Convent were five oldest Latvian student corporations Lettonia , Selonija , Lettgallia , Talavija , Fraternitas Lettica . In interwar period many new Latvian student corporations were admitted in Presidium Convent. In 1920ties. all Baltic Germans baltic german Student Corps corps Curonia, Fraternitas Baltica, Concordia Rigensis, Fraternitas Rigensis, Rubonia, Gotonia were also admitted in Presidium Convent. However in 1932 all of them left Presidium Convent as a protest for decision that only latvian language must be used in Presidium Convent meetings. In 1940, after Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 Soviet occupation of Latvia , Presidium Convent were closed, just like other latvian student organisations. After second world war most of latvian student corporations renewed their work in exile. In such conditions, it was impossible to renew Presidium Convent in its pre war shape, so in 1949 a new global organization was formed which united all latvian student corporations in exile Union of Latvian corporations latvian Latvijas Korpor ciju apvien ba . Presidium Convent was restored in Latvia in 1990. Today it unites 22 Latvian people latvian and 1 Russians russian student corporation. Member organizations Lettonia Fraternitas Arctica Selonija Lettgallia Talavija Fraternitas Lettica Latvia Ventonia Tervetia Beveronija Philyronia Fraternitas Metropolitana Fraternitas Vesthardiana Fraternitas Academica Fraternitas Lataviensis Patria Fraternitas Livonica Vendia Lacuania Fraternitas Imantica Gersicania Fraternitas Cursica Fraternitas Vanenica Equivalent Latvian Category Student ... more details
Image Conception Monastery 1882.jpg thumb 250px right Conception Convent in 1882 Conception monastery lang ru , Conception stauropegic women s convent is an operating Russian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox convent in Khamovniki District of Moscow , Russia . The Convent, closed in 1918, reopened in 1995 and has now been restored. History The first church and convent for women on the site of present day monastery was laid down by Saint Alexis 1304 1378, born Eleuthery Byakont, later Alexis, Metropolitan bishop of Moscow in 1360 in the name of Conception of Saint Anne . Alexis Alekseevsky convent housed Eupraxia and Iuliania, sisters of Alexis both Canonization canonized by Russian Orthodox Church in 2001 . ref These events of 14th century, recorded by 15th century chronists, are disputed. ref After the Fire of Moscow 1547 , Alexis convent relocated to the site of present day Cathedral of Christ the Saviour . Conception Convent was established on the old site in 1584 by childless Feodor I of Russia and his wife, Irina Godunova . ref Another version asserts that the new convent was restored on old site by the surviving nuns of St.Alexis immediately after the fire of 1547. ref Soon, it was looted and damaged during the Time of Troubles ... are the only remains of the Convent as it existed before the Russian Revolution of 1917 . The main ... Kazakov , was torn down in 1924. Fortified convent itself served as a juvenile prison, later, the city ... the Merciful, was saved at nearby Church of Elijah . Reconstruction Efforts to restore the Convent ... third from right on the 1882 photograph was completed the Convent, backed by the City of Moscow ... ref File Zachatyevsky convent Moscow 2011.jpg thumb 250px right The Conception Convent in 2011. The enormous ... Radialnaya Convent territory is open for general public in daytime, until the end of 5pm Vespers .... Footnotes references commons Zachatyevsky convent Moscow Conception Convent External links Russian ... more details
Infobox Film name The Convent O Convento image Manuel 03 convento.jpg caption director Manoel de Oliveira producer Paulo Branco writer Manoel de Oliveira starring Catherine Deneuve br John Malkovich music Krishna Levy cinematography Mario Barroso editing distributor Strand Releasing released 1995 runtime 90 minutes country Film Portugal language French language French br English language English br Portuguese language Portuguese budget The Convent lang pt O Convento is a 1995 film by Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira , starring Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich and based on the novel As Terras Do Risco by Agustina Bessa Lu s . It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival . ref name festival cannes.com cite web url http www.festival cannes.com en archives ficheFilm id 3374 year 1995.html title Festival de Cannes The Convent accessdate 2009 09 05 work festival cannes.com ref Plot The journey of Michael Padovic, a professor from the U.S.A , who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory Shakespeare was born in Spain , not in England , and was Jewish . The main characters arrive at the convent where they are greeted by an enigmatic stranger who refers to himself as Baltar he is the keeper of the convent. Other characters include a fisherman, the beautiful bookkeeper who is attracted to Dr. Padovic s work, and an elderly man who goes by the name of Balthazar. Cast Catherine Deneuve as H l ne John Malkovich as Michael Padovic Lu s Miguel Cintra as Baltar Leonor Silveira as Piedade Duarte de Almeida as Baltazar Helo sa Miranda as Berta Gilberto Gon alves as Fisherman References reflist External links IMDb title 0112716 The Convent O Convento Manoel de Oliveira DEFAULTSORT Convent, The Category 1995 films Category Portuguese films Category Films based on thriller novels Category Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira Category 1990s drama films 1990s drama film stub Portugal film stub fr ... more details
There were several Cordeliers Convents in France. This article is about the one in Paris. Image CordeliersClub.jpg thumb 275px The Cordeliers Convent in 1793 The Cordeliers Convent French Couvent des Cordeliers was a convent in Paris , France . It gave its name to the Club of the Cordeliers , which held its first meetings there during the French Revolution . Cordeliers was the name given in France to the Franciscan Observantist s. The building now houses the Dupuytren Museum of anatomy in connection with the school of medicine. Commons category Couvent des Cordeliers Cordeliers Convent coord 48 51 02 N 02 20 28.69 E type landmark scale 1000 source frwiki display title Category 6th arrondissement of Paris Category Buildings and structures in Paris Category Christian monasteries in France France church stub de Couvent des Cordeliers Paris fr Couvent des Cordeliers de Paris pt Convento dos Cordeliers de Paris zh ... more details
Multiple issues orphan March 2010 unreferenced March 2010 The Convent of Pleasure is a closet drama and example of an Early Modern English literature Early Modern text written by a Women s writing in English woman . The playwright was Margaret Cavendish and was published under her own name in 1668. An interesting note is that there are two passages in the play which she indicates were written by her husband. The Convent of Pleasure is a play about a group of unmarried women who choose to avoid the pains of men and marriage by creating their own community. The main characters of this play are Lady Happy, the Monsieurs, and the Princess, who is actually a cross dressing prince. The Convent of Pleasure ... expresses defiance through its architecture only, the convent s discourse reinforces its separatist stance. Lady Happy s rhetoric celebrates the convent s paradoxical walled freedom, refashioning marriage ..., she insists p. 3 . Her incloistered women even stage a convent drama that depicts the physical ... the convent rejects marriage, it threatens larger political contexts. Monsieur Facil voices a masculinist ... us see the Clergy to perswade her out, for the good of the Commonwealth p. 11 . Cavendish suggests the convent .... When Monsieur Courtly asks, But is there no place where we may peak into the Convent? Monsieur ... walls enable limited exchange. The convent is sealed not only from men, but from wives as well. As married women, Lady Amorous and Lady Virtue can only wonder about the delights within the convent. Their only glimpse of the convent comes through Madame Mediator, a widow who occupies a position inside and outside both the patriarchy and the convent. Madame Mediator has a limited capacity to describe the convent s rituals and pleasures to those firmly ensconced within the patriarchal economy men, wives ... p. 17 . Here, the widow s language is enticingly vague, suggesting the convent s Varieties of pleasure ... Utopias and the Politics of Gender By Erin Lang Bonin DEFAULTSORT Convent of Pleasure Category 1668 ... more details
Infobox film name Images in a Convent caption image Images in a Convent FilmPoster.jpeg director Joe D Amato producer writer Joe D Amato as Tom Salima starring music cinematography editing distributor released February 4, 1979 runtime 82 minutes br 93 minutes USA uncut country FilmItaly language Italian budget gross Images in a Convent lang it Immagini di un convento is a 1979 in film 1979 sexploitation film by Italy Italian cult film cult filmmaker Joe D Amato . This film marks D Amato s second entry into the nunsploitation subgenre of trash film s, after The Nun and the Devil in 1972 and it was followed by Convent of Sinners in 1986. The film contains strong scenes of graphic violence relating to demonic possession , as well as hardcore pornography including explicit lesbian ic depictions of digital penetration and cunnilingus . External links imdb title id 0165325 title Images in a Convent Joe D Amato Category 1979 films Category Italian films Category Italian language films Category Films directed by Joe D Amato Category Nunsploitation films Category Films set in Italy 1970s Italy film stub it Immagini di un convento ... more details
Infobox religious building building name The Bar Convent infobox width image Bar Convent Chapel.jpg image size 300px caption The central altar at the Bar Convent Chapel map type map size map caption location ... capacity length width width nave height max The Convent of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin at York Micklegate Bar, York , better known as Bar Convent , is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic convent in England , established in 1686. ref http www.bar convent.org.uk Bar Convent official website ... the foundation of Catholic convents and as a result of this, the convent was both established ... of the Blessed Virgin Mary IBVM , signed the deeds for the land the convent was to be built on on 5 November 1686 under the alias Frances Long. The Convent is now part of the Congregation of Jesus . History Origin and early years The creation of the Convent was inspired at least in part by Sir ... of which purchased a property on the Convent site and a boarding school, and day school, for Catholic ... the house riding a horse and the mob, terrified, fled the scene. ref name Whitworth The convent later came under attack from Doctor Jaques Sterne, a religious campaigner who ordered the convent be shut ... that day and was thrown out. Doctor Sterne would go on to become a staunch ally and supporter of the Convent ... Under Mother Ann Aspinal, the convent was expanded and rebuilt, culminating in the original property ... be viewed in the Convent s archives. Image Bar Convent Dome Detail.jpg thumb right Detail on the centre of the chapel dome The most significant addition to the new Convent was a Chapel. Mother Aspinal ... First Catholic Repeal Act in 1778 made life easier for the Convent as it allowed them to legally ... since the creation of the Convent. The passing of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 in turn led to the Bar Convent being granted a licence to act as a public place of worship for the first time in its history. ref name Bar Convent timeline cite web title York Bar Convent History Timeline publisher ... more details
no footnotes date August 2011 Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent Image Image Russie Moscou Novodevichy 4.jpg 300px Novodevichy Convent in summer. State Party Image Flag ... list 1097 Novodevichy Convent , also known as Bogoroditse Smolensky Monastery lang ru & 769 ... from Ascension Convent an ancient maidens convent within the Moscow Kremlin . Unlike other Moscow ... World Heritage Site . Muscovite period Image Novodevichy Convent 2.jpg thumb left Cathedral of Our Lady of Smolensk 16th century . The Novodevichy Convent was founded in 1524 by Grand Prince Vasili ... Convent was granted 3,000 Russian ruble rubles and the villages of Akhabinevo and Troparevo. Ivan IV of Russia Ivan the Terrible would later grant a number of other villages to the convent . The Novodevichy Convent was known to have sheltered many ladies from the Russian royal families ... wife , and others. In 1610&ndash 1611, the Novodevichy Convent was captured by a Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish unit under the command of Aleksander Gosiewski . Once the convent was retaken by Russian ..., 350 soldiers in 1618 . By the end of the 17th century, the Novodevichy Convent possessed 36 ... Ukrainian and Belarus ian were transferred to Novodevichy Convent. In 1721, some of the aged nuns, who renounced the Old Believers Old Believers movement , were given shelter. In 1724, the convent also ... for female Child abandonment foundlings . By 1763, the convent housed 84 nuns, 35 lay sister s, and 78 sick patients and servants. Each year, the state provided the Novodevichy Convent ... made an attempt to blow up the convent, but the nuns managed to save the cloister from destruction. In Leo Tolstoy Tolstoy s War and Peace , Pierre was to be executed under the convent walls. In another ... skating near monastery walls. Indeed, the Maiden s Field as a meadow in front of the convent came ... money for a shelter school for the orphans of ignoble origins . Also, the convent housed two almshouse ... more details
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