CONVENT OF SAINT BENEDICT
Abbey – Monastery – Convent
2024
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2024
The Benedictine nuns of Mdina are first mentioned in 1450, on the site of a medieval women's hospital, enlarged and completely restored in 1625. The Order is governed by very strict rules: nuns are never allowed to leave the convent, even after death. They are buried in the crypt, and the only male visitors allowed are the doctor and the plasterer-painter when work is being carried out. The public can visit the adjoining chapel, but the nuns don't open it every day, so you'll have to take your chances.
Nearly twenty nuns currently live here in total isolation, devoting their days to prayer and tending the garden. Needless to say, tourists can't visit either.
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Visited in april 2022
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Couvent de Sainte-Bénédicte - Mdina - Malte
Le Couvent de Sainte-Bénédicte se situe à Mdina. Le bâtiment est beau mais austère. La partie prévue pour la visite n'était pas incluse dans ma visite guidée, ce que j'ai trouvé bien dommage car la porte ouverte invitait à en visiter l'intérieur. Je me suis donc contentée de l'extérieur.
Visited in september 2016
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Bâtiment remplit d'histoire et de secret. Malheureusement sa visite est impossible même la partie normalement ouverte au public
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