monastery
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The monastery was founded in 1956, when a group of four monks arrived from Massachusetts to set up their new order on the property.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Over the course of several meetings, including one at an upscale Austrian diner built into a 12th-century monastery, the men said they wanted to feel out the government’s thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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
When the BBC visited a monastery that had been at heart of Tibetan resistance in July last year, monks spoke of living under fear and intimidation.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
When he had washed, William sat beside Jacob and Jeanne on the bank and told them of his expulsion from the monastery of Saint-Martin—“You broke a stone bench with your bare hands?”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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