abbey

     

An abbey (from Latin abbatia, erived from Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community. A nunnery is a convent of nuns.

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  • In England the Walsingham one in Norfolk is less well known than the Westminster one

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