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monastery

[mon-uh-ster-ee] / ˈmɒn əˌstɛr i /


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The only existing building used is Neath Abbey, a 10th century monastery in South Wales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

In Beachwood Canyon, the Monastery of the Angels was built as a private mansion and rebuilt by the Catholic Church in 1948 as a monastery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The artwork, of which five panels survive, was commissioned for the monastery of Santa Maria.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 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

It wasn’t a home—not in the traditional sense—it was a monastery.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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 fire that began Monday in Spain's northeastern Aragon region and has forced the evacuation of 850 people so far is threatening the two monasteries of San Juan de la Pena.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Thetford, England, population about 25,500, has been mostly quiet since King Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries kneecapped the local economy in 1540.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The idea resonated, reminding her of monasteries she’d once visited on a trip to France.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

Some were home to the monasteries and hospitals where the city's sick used to be brought.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke


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