Monasteries
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Monasteries — Monastic orders and communities played an impor tant role in the spread of Christianity in western Europe during the early Middle Ages. Influential monasteries were founded in the Low Countries, for example, near Egmond by the Benedictines and … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Monasteries — Monastery Mon as*te*ry, n.; pl. {Monasteries}. [L. monasterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a solitary, a monk, fr. ? to be alone, live in solitude, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Minister}.] A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monasteries in England, Suppression of — • From any point of view the destruction of the English monasteries by Henry VIII must be regarded as one of the great events of the sixteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Monasteries, Double — • Religious houses comprising communities of both men and women, dwelling in contiguous establishments, united under the rule of one superior, and using one church in common for their liturgical offices Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Monasteries in Continental Europe, Suppression of — • The suppressions of religious houses (whether monastic in the strict sense or houses of the mendicant orders) since the Reformation Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Monasteries in Spain — The monasteries in Spain are a rich historical heritage, arts and culture. Spanish monasteries testify to its religious history and political military history, in both the Middle Ages and in earlier times, with the arrival and settlement of the… … Wikipedia
Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl — Earliest 16th century monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country Mexico Type Cultural Criteria ii, iv … Wikipedia
Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla — San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country … Wikipedia
Monasteries in Malta — This is a list of monasteries and convents that one can find in Malta and Gozo: De La Salle Brothers (Freres), with their monastery at Cottonera Road, Birgu Little Sisters of the Poor (Sorijiet iż Żgħar tal Foqra), with their monastery at Little… … Wikipedia
monasteries — mon·as·ter·y || mÉ‘nÉ™stÉ™rɪ / mÉ’nÉ™strɪ n. community of monks, residence of a community of monks … English contemporary dictionary
