monastery

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Looming over the colorless town is its hulking circa-1385 monastery, extended in convent courtyards and stately chapels with lofty naves, offering dazzling displays of stained glass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Lviv regional head Maksym Kozytskyi said the Bernardine monastery, a 16th-Century Unesco site, was damaged.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The monastery, which was built in the 1950s, spans around 24,000 square feet, while the retreat center was added to the property in 1995, according to Mirr.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 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

After we were fixed with beds in the high- ceilinged rooms of the partially restored Cistercian monastery, I began talking with some friends I had not seen since leaving the States.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson