One friar is dead and several more are injured after a man attacked a Spanish monastery, officials said. The man entered the Monastery of Santo Espíritu del Monte in Gilet, Spain around 9:30 a.m ...

Nun said to hold record of 86 years cloistered in monastery dies in Spain. Associated Press. Published June 12, 2013 7:55am EDT | Updated January 13, 2015 12:07pm EST. Facebook ...

On Aug. 6 in the year 953, 200 monks living at the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña in Burgos, Spain, were put to death, martyred by Muslim troops.

Denver Newsroom, Jul 25, 2022 / 14:47 pm. For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to ...

Spain entered a long-term drought at the end of 2022 after months of below-average rainfall and a warmer-than-usual winter, according to a March news release from the State Meteorological Agency ...

In 2011, Barajuen left the monastery for the first time in 40 years to meet retired Benedict XVI during a papal visit to Madrid. She had entered the monastery on the same day he was born.

For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells.