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Berne Abbey, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands
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This is Berne Abbey, in the Netherlands |
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. |
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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. | ![]() |