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monastery

[mon-uh-ster-ee] / ˈmɒn əˌstɛr i /


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The National Trust said the walls were the "buried remains of monastery buildings including a cloister and various other buildings, as well as later Tudor alterations".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Like many Tibetan men, he served as a monk, spending 12 years at a southern India monastery.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 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

The historic El Escorial monastery -- a major tourist attraction -- was shrouded in a grayish, smoke-filled mist.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Fifteen years after he arrives in Florence, Leonardo receives a commission for another altarpiece, this time for a monastery just outside town.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

A fire that began Monday in Spain's northeastern Aragon region and has forced the evacuation of 850 people so far is threatening the two monasteries of San Juan de la Pena.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

A papal letter reveals that Hadrian appointed Offa the steward of various monasteries dedicated to St. Peter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

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 Jan. 30, 2026

He said that in all the monasteries he had visited "no Buddhists regard these as corporeal relics".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2025

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

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




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