St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church

12th century Monastery Cloisters brought from Spain to the US by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. Oldest building in western hemisphere, tourist site, weddings

12th century Monastery Cloisters brought from Spain to the US by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. Oldest building in western hemisphere, tourist site, weddings

This place is a beautiful piece of history, but also a modern venue that's beyond amazing.

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St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church, North Miami Beach, Florida. 181 likes · 1,081 were here. St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery...

The St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a 12th century medieval Spanish monastery that was built in Spain. It was shipped to America piece by piece.

The Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux was built in Sacramenia, in the Province of Segovia, Spain, during the period 1133-1141. It was originally dedicated in honor of the Blessed Mother and named the "Monastery of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels." Upon the canonization of the famous Cistercian Monk, Bernard of Clairvaux, a leading influence in the Church during that period, the Monastery was renamed in his honor. Cistercian monks occupied the monastery for nearly 700 years. The cloisters were seized, sold, and converted into a granary and stable due to a social revolution in that area in the mid 1830's.

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St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is a medieval Spanish monastery cloister which was built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain, in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled at 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, Florida, where it is now an Episcopal church and tourist attraction called Ancient Spanish Monastery. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Western Hemisphere.[2][3]