a residence for men under religious vows
Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden
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Recent Examples of monasteryThe 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 Cate Blanchett stars as a nun, Sister Eileen, who’s taken charge of a monastery and enrolls an Aboriginal boy recently ensnared in the outback.—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025 The highlights of a stay here include the pre-dawn ritual of chanting from a wat (a Buddhist temple or monastery) or, in the evenings, browsing the high-energy night market.—Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025 In an important variation, medieval soldiers returning from war regularly spent an extended period of penance in monasteries – a recognition of Catholicism’s teaching that any war is inherently sinful.—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monastery
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.
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Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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.
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Construction began on the Silverado Canyon abbey in 2018, about 7 miles north of its previous location in Trabuco Canyon after the priests and seminarians outgrew that location.
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Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
2 Sep. 2025
Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms and seaside villages along the English Channel draws visitors who come to honor the fallen or visit famous medieval fortresses and abbeys.
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