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monastery

[mon-uh-ster-ee] / ˈmɒn əˌstɛr i /


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The American historian then announces that she has found the prized volume languishing in a monastery archive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Lviv regional head Maksym Kozytskyi said the Bernardine monastery, a 16th-Century Unesco site, was damaged.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The monastery, which was built in the 1950s, spans around 24,000 square feet, while the retreat center was added to the property in 1995, according to Mirr.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

At this site, about one third of individuals buried in lower status areas had tuberculosis, compared with 12% of those buried in the monastery or church.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

He invited me to go with him to visit Flannery O’Connor the next day, but I told him that since I had only a few hours, I felt I must spend them in the monastery.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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