Item Details
Historic Pennsylvania: Ephrata Cloister, interior
Format | Postcard |
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Description | 2 pages |
Language | English |
City, State | Ephrata, PA |
Denomination | Baptists |
Subject | Fine Arts |
Notes | Founded in 1732 by Conrad Beissel, a German Pietist and Mystic, who established an experimental Protestant religious community similar to the medieval monasteries of Europe. This is an interior view of a kitchen in Saron (Sister's House) built in 1743. Restoration by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comm. Open to the public. |
Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
Rights | Copyright Not EvaluatedDigitized collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research. More... |
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