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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

At Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the capital's large medieval monastery and cultural heritage site, the golden domes of the Dormition Cathedral were hit.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

He said that his relative, Krishna Tamang, was swept away while praying at a monastery along the bank of the Trishuli River on Wednesday when the flood hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Rescue efforts for others feared trapped in the debris after a hillside above the Orthodox Church monastery collapsed in the early hours of Monday morning have now been halted.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Late that afternoon I arrived at Tengboche,* the largest, most important Buddhist monastery in the Khumbu.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

Greece will in return receive 48 objects pillaged by Bulgarian troops from churches and monasteries in northern Greece during World War I.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 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 19 travelling monks are from Theravada Buddhist monasteries around the globe.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

His breed was devised in Tibet for the purpose of guarding monasteries.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini