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October 3, 2021 -- The Cloister
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October 3, 2021 -- The Cloister

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The Ephrata Cloister, also known as Ephrata Community was a religious community, established in 1732 in today’s Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was established by a group that separated from the Schwarzenau Brethren movement of Alexander Mack of Schwarzenau in Germany. Originally, Ephrata was a retreat from worldly distractions where devoted members followed a disciplined life designed to prepare them for a heavenly existence.

In 1732, Johann Conrad Beissel arrived here from Germany with a group of followers at the banks of Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County and established a semi-monastic community, a convent and a monastery and called it "Ephrata". The members of the order had to be celibate, to believe in self-discipline and strict interpretation of the Bible. At its height, the Ephrata community owned 250 acres and had about 80 celibate men and women. The last resident of the Ephrata Cloister died in 2008. The grounds of the community are now owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. More detailed information here for anyone interested: https://ephratacloister.org/about/history/

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  • jimholmquist

    on October 4, 2021

    Terrific shot Frank and a beautiful old building! I love the composition.

  • fotoeffects

    on October 3, 2021

    What a lovely image...wonderful light and shadows cast by the trees! Looks like a lovely place to live!

  • Greg&Rose Photography

    on October 3, 2021

    Nicely composed shot like the centrepiece Tree

  • Rick Willis

    on October 3, 2021

    Nice Shot. Great Info 😃...

  • Judith Sparhawk

    on October 3, 2021

    Very interesting architecture here, and great historical info. I'd never heard of this group before.

  • Terry Allen

    on October 3, 2021

    Such an interesting history to go with your great shot of this old cloister!

  • Kevin Poynor

    on October 3, 2021

    Wonderful capture of the building. Interesting historical detail to go with. Thanks for sharing.

  • Donna McCommon

    on October 3, 2021

    Wonderful capture of this historic place. All the windows and dormers are very interesting.

  • Wayne Wendel

    on October 3, 2021

    Terrific composition and colors of this place. Bravo!

  • Janet McQueen

    on October 3, 2021

    Beautifully composed capture of this very interesting historical church, fascinating story!

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