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Berne Abbey, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

. . . THIS MAY TAKE A MOMENT OR TWO . . .

Looking through the front gate at Berne.
Front gate from the inside.
A view from the front garden area of the Abbey Church and oldest buildings at Berne.
The oldest structure at Berne.
Another photo of the oldest sstructure at Berne.
Small garden area consisting of the Cross and patterned cobblestones.
Older portion of the Residence buildings.
Gift shop and Norbertine Museum, in the front garden area of the abbey.
A very symbolic photo, showwing the older buildings in the upper portion, supplemented by the newer buildings below.
Small garden area between two newer meeting and residence structures.
Typical newer residence building.
This is the interior of the Abbey Church at Berne.
A closeup of the organ pipe array.
A look at the vaulting directly above the Abbot's chair.
Choir area.
Looking toward the rear of the Abbey Church, showing the roundel with six stained glass windows below it.
Ceramic / plaster roundel within the Abbey Church.
Vaulting in the Abbey Church
Main altar area.
Side altar area.
Six stained glass windows in the rear of the Abbey Church.
Roundel at the rear of the Abbey Church.
Crucifixion Triptych near the side altar.
Chapter room with the famous painting of St. Norbert.
Closeup of this painting, showing Norbert praying for assistance from the Blessed Virgin, and Norbertine Sisters (lower left) praying for assistance from St. Norbert!
Refectory.
One view of the Cloister walk in the older building.
Cloister hallway, another view.   Portraits are of Abbots at Berne.
Another Cloister hallway.
St. Siard.
St. Augustin.
St. Anne, and the young Blessed Virgin.
An older bell, now used in the newer building to assemble the confreres.
Dedication area of the newer buildings, with a motto in Latin:
Newer cloister garden area surrounded by new buildings.
Another view of the newer garden area.
Keeping up with the times in the reading / recreation area common room.
Hallway in newer building.