rectory
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Redbird – Set inside the former rectory of Vibiana, Redbird is a modern American restaurant built for sharing.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Including servants, 23 people were crammed into a chaotic rectory where no one kept regular hours and money was always short.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Washington County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspected burglar in the rectory of St. John the Baptist church when they arrived six minutes after the priest called 911.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023
The 57-year-old man looked up the long staircase that led to his rooms in the rectory, the residence he shared with three other priests.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2023
The church, the rectory, a row of houses; and in back of the hotel, someone emptied a pail of dirty water.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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