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What is the identification of an abbot and an abbess?
An abbot is the man in charge of a monastery. An abbess is the female monastic equivalent of an abbott. An abbess runs an abbey. Both would commonly be of the Catholic faith, but there are other churches that have monasteries that may refer the heads of the monastery or abbey by the same term.
Where does an abbot live?
In an abbey or monastery.
What was the housing for the friars?
It was a cell in an Abbey or Monastery
What was a monastery built around?
A monastery was built around a abbey ,or church. On one side of the abbey was a courtyard. Across it stood the refectory or dining hall.
What does amharclann na mainistreach mean?
"Theatre of the Abbey" [monastery] The Irish name for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin
What was the Cluny Abbey purpose?
The Cluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France.
Where does a prioress live?
In a convent, or abbey, or as in a European definition, a monastery.
What is a synonym for abbey?
monastery, convent, priory, nunnery, friary
What is abbots?
An abbot is the superior or head of an abbey or monastery, or a layman who received the abbey's revenues following the closing of monasteries.
What is a monastery superior called?
Abbe (one E with accent ecoute) is a French church title corresponding to an Abbot, or head of a monastery church- or Abbey. Many Abbes have made contributions to geological science, one was involved in tracing the abominable snowman tracks- for example. pronounced Ahb-Bay. Obviously derived from Abbey and Abbot.
What is another name for a monastery?
An abbey, or a priory, although a priory is not a true monastery but a smaller settlement that is an offshoot of the main monastery, but could be classed as a 'monastery. as it is still a place where monks live in community.
What is the difference between a mission and a monastery?
Technically, an abbey is a canonically erected and independent monastery with a required minimum of religious, either monks or nuns. The abbey would include a novitiate, guest house, choir, conference room, infirmary, kitchen, refectory, cells, dormitory, oratory, almonry, cellars, calefactory, locutory (or parlor) and a chapter house.A monastery refers to any place with religious men or women live in seclusion and lived a cloistered, contemplative life, and recite the Divine Office. Thus every abbey would be a monastery, but only some monastery would be abbeys.
