Bell tower of the Abbey Church at New Norcia in Western Australia

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"Bell tower of the Abbey Church at New Norcia in Western Australia. New Norcia is the only operating Benedictine monastery in Australia and lies in the bush some 200kms north of the Western Australian capital city, Perth. Founded in 1846 by Dom Rosendo Salvado and Dom Joseph Serra, New Norcia (on the banks of the Moore river) continues to operate as a monastery and Cathloic education center today. This photograph shows the bell tower of the Abbey Church, which opened in 1861"

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Size: 3369px × 5300px
Location: New Norcia Western Australia
Photo credit: © Richard McDowell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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