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Cetinje
Cetinje , town, S Montenegro. It grew around a monastery founded in 1485 and became the residence of Montenegro's ruling prince-bishops; it remained the capital of Montenegro until 1945. The monastery, the burial place of the Montenegrin princes, and the former royal palace (now a museum) remain. ... Read more
Bobbio
Bobbio , town, in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy. It is a commercial center and a summer resort. St. Columban founded a monastery there in 612, and during the 9th-12th cent. it was a center of European cultural life. The monastery later declined, and the invaluable manuscripts of its great librar... Read more
Benedict Biscop
Benedict Biscop , c.628-690, English monk. He founded the monasteries of Wearmouth (at Sunderland) and Jarrow, and he was abbot of St. Peter's, Canterbury. Bede was his pupil. ... Read more
Abbo of Fleury
Abbo of Fleury , Fr. Abbon de Fleury, 945?-1004, French monk at the abbey of Fleury (at present-day Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, France). Head of the monastery school, he later taught at the abbey in Ramsey, England, and in 988 became abbot at Fleury. He defended his monastery against domination ... Read more
Batalha
Batalha [Port.,=battle], town (1991 pop. 3,152), W central Portugal, just S of Leiria, in Estremadura. It has a magnificent Dominican monastery and church (Santa Maria da Vitória), built by John I of Portugal to commemorate his victory (1385) over John I of Castile at nearby Aljubarrota. The... Read more
Saint Bruno
Saint Bruno c.1030-1101, German monk, founder of the Carthusians , b. Cologne. He studied and taught at Reims. In 1084 he took six companions and founded a little monastery in the Alps, which became the mother house of the Carthusian order (see Chartreuse, Grande ). In 1090, Pope Urban II, whom B... Read more
Thimphu
Thimphu or Thimbu , city (1997 est. pop. 45,000), capital and largest city of Bhutan, W Bhutan, on the Wang Chu. The Tashichoedzong, a fortress monastery dating from the 13th cent., has been the seat of Bhutan's government since 1952. At the northern end of the valley where Thimphu is located ar... Read more
Escorial
Escorial or Escurial , monastery and palace, in New Castile, central Spain, near Madrid. One of the finest edifices in Europe, it was built (1563-84) as the monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial by Philip II to commemorate the Spanish victory over the French at Saint-Quentin (1557). The somber a... Read more
Gottschalk
Gottschalk or Gottschalck , d. c.868, German theologian; son of the count of Saxony. He was placed as a boy in the monastery of Fulda (c.822). He did not wish to be a monk but was forced by Rabanus Maurus Magnentius , his superior, to remain. In 829 a synod freed him of his vows, but he went to... Read more
Emei
Emei ŭ´mā´ or Omei , peak, c.10,000 ft (3,050 m) high, SW Sichuan prov., central China. With many Buddhist images and temples and monasteries, it is one of China's sacred peaks. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Monastery"

Caves Monastery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History CAVES MONASTERY One of the oldest...important East Slavic monasteries, the Kievan Caves Monastery is located in the...and one of only four monasteries in Russia to be given...large and influential monastery. The monastery was...
Trinity St. Sergius Monastery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Troubles the monastery's walls withstood...numerous subsidiary monasteries and owned over...of all Russian monasteries. Trinity again...highest class of monastery, one of four...kirillo-beloozero monastery; monasteries; serg
Simonov Monastery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...the richest monasteries in Russia...wealth. The monastery had six major...better endowed monasteries. Two of the Simonov Monastery's leading...other Russian monasteries. Of the many...also: caves monastery; kirill...
monasteries, Irish, in continental Europe
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...x2019; that the monastery was ‘Irish...but continental monasteries often welcomed both...classic Benedictine monastery appeared only with...easily into a Frankish monastery. We should note that...links with continental monasteries, along with a prosopography...
Kirill-Beloozero Monastery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History KIRILL-BELOOZERO MONASTERY The Kirill-Beloozero Monastery was founded in 1397 in the far Russian north as a hermitage...hesychast (mystical hermit), and former abbot of Simonov Monastery. It rapidly gained brethren, land, and renown. At...
monasteries
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History monasteries, or religious communities of men or...conversion of Constantine. The first monasteries in the British Isles were established...Canterbury ( c. 598). By c. 650 many monasteries had been founded throughout Britain...
Saint Catherine's Monastery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa SAINT CATHERINE'S MONASTERY monastic complex in the sinai peninsula...fourth century. Saint Catherine's monastery sits near the foot of "God-trodden...dwellings and gardens. In the 800s the "monastery of the bush" was renamed after Saint...
dissolution of the monasteries
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...16th cent. most English monasteries were in decline. Numbers...x2019;, i.e. subject to monasteries in France and hence potentially...usually passed to another monastery or, as happened at Cardinal...society was hostile to the monasteries: indeed, following their...
Solovki Monastery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History SOLOVKI MONASTERY Located on the Solovki Archipelago in the White Sea, the Solovki (Solovetsk) monastery was founded between 1429 and 1436 by...communities. Solovki remained an active monastery and popular pilgrimage site until the...
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536–40) Abolition of English monasticism in the...break with Rome, but also provided additional revenue, since the monasteries owned c. 25% of the land in England, all of which passed to...

Dictionary entries related to "Monastery"

monasteries
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History monasteries, or religious communities of men or...Aramaic abba , father). The first monasteries in the British Isles were established...Canterbury ( c. 598). By c. 650 many monasteries had been founded throughout Britain...
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Dissolution of the Monasteries. Though there was some criticism of the monasteries in the later Middle Ages, Henry VIII abolished...x2013;7), to which the popularity of the monasteries had contributed, royal agents toured the country...
Monasteries, Dissolution of the
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Monasteries, Dissolution of the (1536–...Act of Parliament (1536) dissolved monasteries with annual revenues of under £...monastic charity and the closure of monastery schools stimulated the introduction...
dissolution of the monasteries
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History dissolution of the monasteries of England and Wales occurred between...By the 16th cent. most English monasteries were in some decline, but remained...convenient scandals and in 1536 all monasteries with an annual income of less than...
monastery
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History monastery A community of monks living by prayer and labour in secluded, often remote...powerful abbot of Cluny. The Cistercians (founded 1098) also built monasteries in Europe and England, though these foundations enjoyed a semi-autonomous...
Suppression of the Monasteries
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Suppression of the Monasteries. See DISSOLUTION OF THE MONASTERIES .
Shao-Lin monastery
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism Shao-Lin monastery. A Buddhist monastery in Honan province founded in 496 ce under the auspices of the Emperor Hsiao Wen of the Northern Wei dynasty. It is famed as the site where the first patriarch of the Ch'an school, Bodhidharma (d...
double monastery
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church double monastery. A religious house for both men and women. The two sexes lived in...parts of a common church, and were ruled by a common superior. Such monasteries are first found in the E. in the last years of the Roman Empire...
White Horse Monastery/Temple
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions White Horse Monastery/Temple (Buddhist monastery in China): see PAI-MA-SSU .
Drepung monastery
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Drepung monastery: see LHASA .

Thesaurus entries related to "Monastery"

monastery
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus monastery • noun  the monastery was temporarily occupied by Nazis synonyms : religious community; friary, abbey, priory, nunnery, cloister, convent.
neophyte
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus neophyte • noun   1. a neophyte of the monastery synonyms : novice, novitiate; postulant, catechumen.   2. cooking classes are offered to neophytes synonyms : beginner...
priory
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English priory • noun   synonyms : religious house, abbey, cloister, monastery, friary, convent, nunnery.
cloister
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English cloister • noun   1. ecclesiastics in a cloister synonyms : convent, nunnery, monastery, abbey, priory, friary.   2. walking in the cloisters synonyms : covered walk, walkway, corridor, aisle, arcade, gallery, piazza.
convent
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus convent • noun  even the hardest work at the convent gave her sense of peace and fulfillment synonyms : nunnery, monastery, priory, abbey, cloister, religious community.
sojourn
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus sojourn formal • noun  a sojourn in France synonyms : stay, visit, stop, stopover; vacation. • verb  they sojourned in the monastery synonyms : stay, live, put up, stop (over), lodge, room, board; vacation.
abbey
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English abbey • noun   synonyms : religious house; monastery, priory, cloister, friary, convent, nunnery.

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Monastery asks for nun decree.
Newspaper article from: Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 1/11/2006; 700+ words ; ...Jan. 11--The Pecos Benedictine Monastery has asked the Archdiocese of Santa...recognizing the two remaining women at the monastery as nuns. Three of the five women who lived and worked as sisters at the monastery left recently, when it was determined...
Monasteries without walls: secret monasticism in the Soviet Union, 1928-39.
Magazine article from: Church History; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...the further liquidation of monasteries [is] vital for the aim of...up measures for closing the monasteries. They stressed that it was...after the liquidation of the monasteries the monastery lands and buildings do not...
Monastery to consult state on drug plan, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand); 5/11/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Thailand) 05-11-1999 A CONTROVERSIAL monastery in Saraburi province plans to consult...abbot said yesterday. The Thamkrabok monastery in Saraburi's Phra Buddhabhat district...tipped to become the new abbot of the monastery, replacing his elder brother, Phra...
Ecumenical monastery in Wisconsin charts a new way.(NATION)(Holy Wisdom Monastery)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 8/17/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...members of Holy Wisdom Monastery, on the outskirts...women in Benedictine monasteries throughout the country...ideas was to open the monastery not only to Catholic...association of 16 Benedictine monasteries of women mostly situated...Midwest, of which their monastery was a member. They...
Monastery considers brewery venture.
Newspaper article from: Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 4/27/2005; 700+ words ; ...purpose of allowing both monasteries to maintain nonprofit status -- and both monasteries could potentially benefit...Pecos Benedictine Monastery) will benefit as shareholders...centuries," Kraus said. Monasteries were the repositories...prohibitionists in my monastery and I respect that...
PECOS MONASTERY: Archdiocese asked for decree on nuns.
Newspaper article from: Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 1/11/2006; 700+ words ; ...Jan. 11--The Pecos Benedictine Monastery has asked the Archdiocese of Santa...recognizing the two remaining women at the monastery as nuns. Three of the five women who lived and worked as sisters at the monastery left recently when it was determined...
BHUTAN: SMUGGLERS STRIP MONASTERIES OF PRICELESS ARTIFACTS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 7/25/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...artifacts robbed from a monastery in his drawing...steal and rob the monasteries end up getting...people, these monasteries and monuments are...a legend, the monastery was set up by Guru...guard every single monastery and chorten with...actually raiding the monasteries. Indian ...
Hunted Myanmar Monks Flee Monasteries
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/11/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...hidden 48 blocks of TNT in his monastery before moving them elsewhere...remains outside a handful of monasteries in Yangon, the former Rangoon...But a tour of some of the monasteries indicate there's little left to guard. The Ngwekyar Yan monastery in northern Yangon is empty...
Travel: And some Greek monasteries that you are allowed to visit
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/29/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...your average Greek monastery. If you are off the...in convents, men in monasteries). It is sensible...four most accessible monasteries and convents are basically...continue primarily as monasteries. Allow a full day to visit. Ossios Louks Monastery Near Delphi, this...
1st Ld-Writethru: Tibet's leading Monastery re-opens after March 14 unrest
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 4/28/2008; 454 words ; ...The Sera Monastery, one of the three leading monasteries in Tibet...the first monastery in Lhasa to...The other monasteries will follow...the Sera Monastery is as prestigious...and Ganden monasteries in Lhasa...