convent

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In Rome, they founded the convent of Santa Maria del Popolo at one of the city's main entrances, with trees and gardens nearby.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Seasonal purists could just download the dozen or so Christmas episodes of this long-running and still-exceptional drama about a group of midwives working out of a convent in London’s East End.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The remainder of the film is mostly set across the border in northern Italy, at a convent where the choir goes for three days of intensive rehearsal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

El Pais daily reported that the Civil Guard had searched the convent "to clarify if the former nuns had irregularly sold pieces of sacred art".

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

He wishes her to go into a convent, but she won’t hear of it, and after a touching appeal, is about to faint when Roderigo dashes in and demands her hand.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott