abbey

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The King, speaking in the abbey's medieval Lady Chapel, also hailed the "spontaneous bravery" of those who helped in emergencies, such as the Bondi Beach attack in Australia.

From BBC

In Umberto Eco’s novel “The Name of the Rose,” a medieval abbey’s library that houses the lost second book of Aristotle’s “Poetics” burns to the ground.

From Salon

Dr Trowles said the Bible was originally chained to the bookshelves of the abbey library so it could not be removed.

From BBC

Outside the abbey, crowds of citizens gathered to show their respect, including Angela from Glasgow, who took the day off work to attend.

From BBC

But legend has it that a secret tunnel runs from the abbey to Tattershall Castle, and that a man vanished while exploring it.

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