No, a convent and a monastery are not the same, although they both serve as religious communities. A convent is typically a residence for female religious members, such as nuns, while a monastery is primarily associated with male monks. Both places focus on spiritual life, prayer, and community, but they cater to different genders and may have different practices and structures.
No, a convent is for women, a monastery is for men.
Convent
An Abbot or Archimandrite in a male monastery, and an Abbess or Mother Superior in a female monastery or convent.
She didn't. She joined a convent of the Sister of Loreto, not a monastery.
A monastery or it sometimes is called a convent.
priory
Monastery for monks (males).Nunnery or convent for nuns (females).
In a convent, or abbey, or as in a European definition, a monastery.
monastery, convent, priory, nunnery, friary
Yes
The word for the monastery is convent for the Christianity and it is valid for both male and female. There is also the term nunnery for the Catholic church
Monastery, abbey, convent, nunnery, priory, cloister.