priory

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Enthralled by Burbage’s big talk, John Brayne sold his house, let his business slide and coughed up the money needed to begin construction amid the ruins of a medieval priory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

It was not until August 2019, at the age of 35, that he formally converted to Catholicism at a Dominican priory in Cincinnati.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

The remains of more than 240 people, including children, have been unearthed by archaeologists working on the remnants of a medieval priory found beneath a former department store.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2022

The ruins of a priory, with its dramatic rainbow arch, still stand, as does a Tudor castle whose imposing silhouette dominates the landscape.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022

Hannah had never seen them before, but Malcolm would have recognized the three men as the ones who had come to the Trout and asked about the priory.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman