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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
abbey monastic house, especially among Benedictines and Cistercians, consisting of not less than 12 monks or nuns ruled by an abbot or abbess. Many abbeys were originally self-supporting. In the Benedictine expansion after the 8th cent., abbeys were often important centers of learning and peaceful arts and, like Fulda , were sometimes the nuclei of future towns. The buildings surround a church and include a dormitory, refectory, and guest house, all surrounded by a wall. The courtyard, derived from the Roman atrium , was a usual feature, as was the cloister or arcade surrounding the... Read more
Westminster Abbey
World Encyclopedia Westminster Abbey Gothic church in London, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed 1539). In 1050 ... restoration was managed by Sir George Gilbert Scott . The Abbey is cruciform in plan. Since William the Conqueror, most ... Read more
Abbey Theatre
World Encyclopedia Abbey Theatre Theatre erected on Abbey Street, Dublin (1904), by Annie E. F. Horniman to house the Irish National Theatre Society. In 1925 the Abbey became the National Theatre of Ireland. Works by W. B. Yeats , Lady ... Read more

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