About this season
What is happening today in European monasteries? Why do young people leave the “normal” world to devote their lives to spirituality? Let's embark on a journey to discover the sources of Europe and share the life of monastic communities from Ireland to Russia and from Greece to Germany.
Episodes (5)
1. At the Water's Edge
Aired 3 December 2018 • 52 min
Monks and sisters built impressive buildings at the water's edge : Mont-Saint-Michel (France) animated by the Fraternities of Jerusalem or the monastery of the Benedictines on Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria (Germany)…
2. From the Back of the World
Aired 4 December 2018 • 52 min
Sisters and brothers often sought to isolate themselves until they reached the end of the world. Saint Gregory of Tatev in Armenia hides at the top of an inaccessible mountain. It is animated by a single monk, an exception!
3. Unusual
Aired 5 December 2018 • 52 min
Monasteries that are both timeless and in our time. In Bavaria, a monastery that animates the economic and cultural life of the region. In Georgia, a monastery in a troglodyte site.
4. Pilgrimages
Aired 6 December 2018 • 52 min
St. Nino in Georgia is a monastery animated by sisters who have restored this ravaged site by the communists. The source discovered by Saint Nino in the 4th century according to tradition attracts pilgrims again. Santiago de Compostela is the destination of the biggest pilgrimage in Europe.
5. Souvenirs
Aired 7 December 2018 • 52 min
Mont Sainte Odile has artistic treasures including the astonishing mosaic of the Gentile and Bordet artists celebrating the Victory of the Allies against Nazism. The Benedictine monastery of Göttweig is known for its library, its thirty-two thousand engravings including Dürer and Michelangelo and these moving statuettes of the Madonna with foeutus.