Selja Monastery Ruins

Sogn og Fjordane · Norway

Selja Monastery Ruins, Norway
Photo: Kremle, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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The ruins of a Benedictine monastery on the remote island of Selja, linked to the legend of Saint Sunniva and an early Norwegian bishopric. Stone walls and a cave shrine cling to the steep hillside. The open Atlantic surrounds the isle.

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