refectory
noun
re·fec·to·ry
ri-ˈfek-t(ə-)rē 
plural refectories
: a dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
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Ludovico Sforza commissioned the church, Santa Maria delle Grazie, as a final resting place for his family, along with Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, which was painted on a refectory wall.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Black and white photos from 1927 delightfully capture the people and activities across its eight stories, from the salons to the ateliers to the refectory and staff kitchen—even a photo studio.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Photo: Google Maps Like many condos, this one comes with lots of amenities and perks not found in co-ops, including a swimming pool in the seminary’s former refectory and a reading room with a great books collection.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024
Maybe a knife dropped clumsily on the stone floor of the convent refectory, a brief pause in the nuns’ chewing.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 15 Nov. 2024
The monastery’s refectory—with its reproduction of Veronese’s epic Wedding at Cana, the original of which was plundered by Napoleon’s army and now hangs in the Louvre—covered in floor-to-ceiling powder pink drapes.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
On May 10, senior city planner Tia Anderson told the Planning Commission that the refectory question will be addressed through a separate complaint process and is not directly related to the arena.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
The university completed some $1 million in improvements to the refectory’s basement and ground floor in 2022 and 2023, but did not install the drive.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
That masterpiece is located in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milan, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1980.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Black and white photos from 1927 delightfully capture the people and activities across its eight stories, from the salons to the ateliers to the refectory and staff kitchen—even a photo studio.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Photo: Google Maps Like many condos, this one comes with lots of amenities and perks not found in co-ops, including a swimming pool in the seminary’s former refectory and a reading room with a great books collection.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024
Maybe a knife dropped clumsily on the stone floor of the convent refectory, a brief pause in the nuns’ chewing.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 15 Nov. 2024
The monastery’s refectory—with its reproduction of Veronese’s epic Wedding at Cana, the original of which was plundered by Napoleon’s army and now hangs in the Louvre—covered in floor-to-ceiling powder pink drapes.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
On May 10, senior city planner Tia Anderson told the Planning Commission that the refectory question will be addressed through a separate complaint process and is not directly related to the arena.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
The university completed some $1 million in improvements to the refectory’s basement and ground floor in 2022 and 2023, but did not install the drive.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
That masterpiece is located in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milan, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1980.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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