a residence for men under religious vows
Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden
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Recent Examples of monasteryEvidence of such activities is seen in the monastery of Wettingen, near Zurich in Switzerland.—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025 The monastery is one the largest of its kind worldwide.—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Photo: Chuck Choi Architectural Photography Foster + Partners London, UK
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Jacques Garcia’s Sicilian monastery turned country house.—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024 In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for monastery
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