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The villa, transformed from a 16th-century convent, offers a vantage point overlooking the town and coast, especially enjoyable from one of the terraces and infinity pool.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
She was sent to a convent at the age of 16 by her father and eventually founded the Discalced Carmelites.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
The discovery included a wooden coffin and several burials, dating back to when the building served as a convent and hospital.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century, and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
She was sent to a convent at the age of 16 by her father and eventually founded the Discalced Carmelites.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
The discovery included a wooden coffin and several burials, dating back to when the building served as a convent and hospital.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century, and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convent
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At the summit, the Musée des Explorations du Monde (formerly the Musée de la Castre) presents a diverse collection of art and antiquities in a medieval monastery overlooking the Bay of Cannes and the Îles de Lérins.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Orange County Sheriff's Department arrested an Alabama man who deputies said showed up armed with brass knuckles, knives, high-capacity magazines and body armor after allegedly making threats against a Catholic monastery in California.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Staged at the atmospheric Cloître Saint-Trophime–a 12th-century Romanesque cloister and UNESCO World Heritage Site–this exhibition is the winning project of the BMW ART MAKERS 2025 programme and marks the 15th year of BMW France’s cultural partnership with the festival.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Give yourself ample time to tour the 42-acre complex; besides the mausoleum, there is a mosque, a guest house, cloisters, courtyards, and vast gardens. 6.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
25 July 2025
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One was an indictment in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of Edward III, detailing how Ela and her husband, Forde, and several other accomplices raided a Benedictine priory in 1321.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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The crime–assisting in the raid of a Benedictine priory alongside Sir Fitzpayne.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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