convent
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Concerned about the spooky Los Angeles estate — which served a convent for nuns for half a century — Gerber said her mother, supermodel Cindy Crawford, gave her holy water to take on set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
While the majority of the south is Shia, Farah said Israel's demolitions in Yarun have included "the church hall, a convent and the Saint George school".
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
He grew up in Kolkata, moving between a convent school and a prestigious Jesuit boys' school where he first discovered music while cleaning instruments in the music room.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
In Rome, they founded the convent of Santa Maria del Popolo at one of the city's main entrances, with trees and gardens nearby.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026
Most of the pictures she’d Scotch-taped to the walls were of TV stars, good-looking guys that Alex was pretty sure wouldn’t be welcomed at a convent, no matter how open-minded the sisters might be.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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To manage on a starting salary, some young professionals are turning to convents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Many of the early monasteries and convents took vows of silence, but that did not include singing, bells or gongs,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Across Europe, the continent that nurtured Christianity for most of two millennia, churches, convents and chapels stand empty and increasingly derelict as faith and church attendance shriveled over the past half century.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Now, Patrimonio Nacional oversees palaces, monasteries, convents, and royal gardens across the country.
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2023
Matt tried to imagine what she was doing, but he knew nothing about convents.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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