The pond was about 50 meters wide and 100 meters long and was a continuation of two earlier, separate ponds one assumed that the monks from the Hovedøya monastery had created.

To advance the settlement, the monks created a market north of the church in the 12th century.

For example, monks from Stavrovouni moved to the Monastery of Panagia Trooditissa in Troodos and created a new group.

The monks not only built a convent but also created a luxurious garden with many species of trees.

This year, the new year began Feb. 7; the sculptures are on view as the monks create them and will be displayed for about two weeks after the demonstrations end Feb. 24.

In fact, near Rocamadour, the cistercian monks of Obazine (Aubazine Abbey) created the first farm named like that.

Irish monks first brought perfume stills from the Middle East during the 6th to 9th centuries and created an eau de vie.

The mandala that the monks are creating is called Kalachakra, "The Wheel of Time," and while they work, the monks must invoke the blessings of 722 deities.

The talented monks of his school created many figures of Buddha continuing well into the 19th and 20th centuries.

Some monks settled in Vaux-et-Chantegrue and created a simple countryside priory, which was abolished during the French Revolution.