monastery

Example Sentences

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Leo's visit, which is expected to focus on interfaith dialogue, comes 30 years after the beheading of seven French Trappist monks from a monastery during the 1990s civil war.

From Barron's

The 19 travelling monks are from Theravada Buddhist monasteries around the globe.

From BBC

He inherited great wealth from his father, and seized more from monasteries after breaking with the Catholic church, yet still ended up short on cash.

From Barron's

She was exiled to a monastery where she wrote “The Alexiad.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mirr declined to comment on the identity of the buyer but did confirm that the person plans to use the former monastery as a home.

From MarketWatch