monastery
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The American historian then announces that she has found the prized volume languishing in a monastery archive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
But a new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum - a fine parchment used for writing on.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Mirr declined to comment on the buyer’s identity but did confirm that the person plans to use the former monastery as a home.
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
Finally, I said, “At the monastery, we used to have two phoenix birds.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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