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Q: Is a convent and monastery the same?
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Do convent and monastery mean the same?

No, a convent is for women, a monastery is for men.


What is opposite gender of monastery?

Convent


What is a monastery principal called?

An Abbot or Archimandrite in a male monastery, and an Abbess or Mother Superior in a female monastery or convent.


What monastery did Mother Teresa attend?

She didn't. She joined a convent of the Sister of Loreto, not a monastery.


What is communities of monks?

A monastery or it sometimes is called a convent.


What is a small monastery or convent called?

priory


What is a building for a community of nuns and monks?

A religious community of nuns is a convent.


What is the name for a building owned by The Catholic Church at which monks live?

Monastery for monks (males).Nunnery or convent for nuns (females).


What is a synonym for abbey?

monastery, convent, priory, nunnery, friary


Where does a prioress live?

In a convent, or abbey, or as in a European definition, a monastery.


What is a residence for nuns called?

A nun lives in a monastery while a sister may live in a convent.


Were the excommunication was the process of joining a religious community such as a monastery or a convent?

Yes