Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (UNESCO/NHK)

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by UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
published on 12 September 2018

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The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with Romanesque frescoes and stuccoes.

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Kyokai, U. T. N. N. H. (2018, September 12). Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (UNESCO/NHK). Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/video/1550/

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Kyokai, UNESCO T. N. N. H. "Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (UNESCO/NHK)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 12, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/video/1550/.

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Kyokai, UNESCO T. N. N. H. "Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (UNESCO/NHK)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 12 Sep 2018. Web. 23 Nov 2020.