monastery
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The artwork, of which five panels survive, was commissioned for the monastery of Santa Maria.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 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
Funerals have been held for some of the 14 people killed in a landslide that hit a mountain monastery hosting an overnight prayer session in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Volunteers from Harani’s organization now escort nuns on a daily basis to and from a monastery on Mount Zion to their residence in the Old City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
When I first heard of this monastery I laughed out loud, but now the image of dot-com moguls scrubbing for the good of their souls presents itself as a psychic flotation device.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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
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
Later revivals identified by Mr. Roeck include the cultivation of ancient Greek learning in Europe’s far-flung medieval monasteries, and renewed attention to Roman poetry and history in Charlemagne’s ninth-century imperial court at Aachen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The idea resonated, reminding her of monasteries she’d once visited on a trip to France.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
His breed was devised in Tibet for the purpose of guarding monasteries.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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