monastery
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There, we spoke to monks at the Kirti monastery in Aba, or Ngaba in Tibetan, which was once at the heart of its resistance to Beijing.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The tiny village of Zvernec sits on the coast outside Vlore, known for its more than 700-year-old Byzantine-era monastery on the edge of the Narta Lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Like many Tibetan men, he served as a monk, spending 12 years at a southern India monastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The historic El Escorial monastery -- a major tourist attraction -- was shrouded in a grayish, smoke-filled mist.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Out ahead of us, yellow beams of sunlight hit the stone monastery and shine off the glass windows of the church.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
Government regulations bar anyone under 18 from participating in religious activities, starving the monasteries of young devotees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A papal letter reveals that Hadrian appointed Offa the steward of various monasteries dedicated to St. Peter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
In Tibet, the authorities have arrested monks, and taken control of monasteries to ensure they do not worship the Dalai Lama.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
He inherited great wealth from his father, and seized more from monasteries after breaking with the Catholic church, yet still ended up short on cash.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
The Carmelites are cloistered—they do not leave their monasteries unless it’s essential.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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