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St. Benedict’s Monastery
By Peace | July 29, 2007
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St. Benedict’s Monastery and Basilica Cardinale Cathedral at Braunworth belongs to the same holding. Both are beautiful. St. Benedict is much bigger, having an area of 16384 square metres and it takes me a very long time to tour from the starting point to the peak of the mountain. It took so many photos that I need two videos as shown above.
St. Benedict’s Monastery is located at WildCat. Upon arrival, there are some notecards for you to find out more about the Monastery. The place is such a beautiful place that for once, I thought I know what is paradise. It gives me a feeling that all the things are so beautiful and it is the power of God to make this world such a beautiful place. There were animals, plants and ponds, lakes and the oceans. I was alone when I reach the place. It seems so quiet and serene.
There were many flights of stairs leading from one place to another. As you walk along the path, I observed the beautiful architecture of the building, the bridge and everything else. It is so amazing. Everything was so stunning and impressive at St. Benedict’s Monastery. What I like best at St. Benedict’s Monastery is The Garth — The Heart of Enclosure. It was such a dazzling place and I would very much hope that I can stay there forever. After I had finish my rest at The Garth, I went to The Monk’s Cells and then to another part of the monastery where I passed by the cemetery and finally to the Chapel and the Bell Tower.
At St. Benedict’s Monastery, you can find notecards to these area:
- History of Monasteries
- Why a monastery in Second Life?
- Is St. Benedict’s modeled after a Real Life Monastery?
- Why does a person want to be a monk?
- Why should a Second Life Resident want to visit St. Benedict Monastery?
- What is the architectural style of St. Benedict?
- The Garth
- The Monk’s Cell
- The Rule of St. Benedict
- A Monk understanding of Death
- Chapel
- Bell Tower
- What Role does the Abbot play in a monastery?
- Why are the doors famous?
If you would like to the answers for these questions then visit St. Benedict’s Monastery. An interesting notecard I would like to share here is these:
According to Francis Klire, OCSO, Abbot of Mepkin, Abbey in South Carolina:
“The church is the most important house among the home of the community. It is a priviledged place more than all the others because it is where as a community, we meet Christ in his Church. So it has to symbolize that meeting. It is the meeting place where the liturgy of time meets the liturgy of eternity.
In the Cistercian symbolism, according to St. Benedict, the church is a symbol of the human body. It is penetrated by the light of God, by grace. The walls are the human person, the windows are the openings for God’s life. In that symbolism, the church becomes the intersecting point between humanity and divinity. The church has to work like a jewel, it has to be a jewel — even a simple, austere jewel — to mirror these eternal reality.”
St. Benedict’s Monastery is really an awesome place. It is a holy and quiet place situated at the snowy mountain top. It is naturally a good place to cultivate oneself to learn more about God and to be draw near to God.
Since young, I have many puzzling questions. I have no idea at all what is God and how to feel God. Through many ups and downs that I had experienced in life and through my constant search for an answer, God has inspired me and brought me to such an wonderful place. Today I had written an article at Helium about Who is God. This is definitely not the end of my knowledge of God. There is no end to knowledge. It is a continuous journey till the day I die.
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