Many were monastery infirmaries ... mosque and occasionally a chapel for Christian patients. Musicians were often employed to comfort and cheer patients up. They also served as medical schools ...
Advertisement Article continues below this ad The hotel is used mostly by people visiting Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 24 Orthodox Christian monasteries built some 600 years ago on ...
It's right on the edge of Britain. The Christian monastery here was famous and we Vikings knew that it was full of beautiful things, maybe even treasure. Well, you can't blame us for wanting to ...