Abbey - Wikipedia
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian or Buddhist monks and nuns.
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The monks of Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon form a Benedictine community founded in 1882 from the Abbey of Engelberg in Switzerland. We maintain a monastic tradition that has been a vital part of the Roman Catholic Church for more than 1,500 years.
Abbey | Definition, History, Arrangement, & Examples | Britannica
abbey, group of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centred on an abbey church or cathedral, and under the direction of an abbot or abbess. In this sense, an abbey consists of a complex of buildings serving the needs of a self-contained religious community.
ABBEY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ABBEY is a monastery ruled by an abbot. How to use abbey in a sentence.
The Layout of a Medieval Abbey - World History Encyclopedia
A large medieval abbey had over 450 monks, but a more typical abbey had around 100 permanent inhabitants. The main idea of monasticism was that life in a place of quiet and relative solitude would better aid understanding of and permit greater proximity to God.
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ABBEY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ABBEY definition: 1. a building where monks or nuns live or used to live. Some abbeys are now used as churches: 2. a…. Learn more.
Abbey - New World Encyclopedia
An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an abbot or an abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.
abbey, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
abbey, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
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The Abbey is a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers, poets, priests, heroes and villains since 960AD. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the resting place of more than 3,000 great Britons.
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