monasteries

Built complexes for religious retirement or seclusion from the world for monks, who are people living a celibate life according to the rule of a particular religious order and adhering to vows, especially of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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monasteries
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Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
March 8, 2024