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  Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve as the spiritual father or mother of the community.
It was adorned with the portraits of the chief benefactors of the abbey, and with Scriptural subjects.
The characteristic of the Cistercian abbeys was the extremest simplicity and a studied plainness.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbey   (6391 words)

  
 Talk:Monk (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Asa: Abbey came in from the 1911 encyclopedia, and i've been linking it as [abbeymonastery] for some time now.
'Abbey' is not nearly so common a word as 'monastery', but there you have it.
The vast majority of the pages that link here are for the religious meaning, and even if those links are all fixed, in the future people are most likely to link here for the religious definition.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Talk:Monk   (224 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Abbey (disambiguation)
Abbey in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot.
Abbey Road, north London is the site of Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles' Abbey Road (album) was recorded.
Abbey Stadium is homeground for Cambridge United FC There is a town, Abbey, Saskatchewan in Canada.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Abbey_(disambiguation)   (120 words)

  
 Abbey Road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abbey Road (street), a street in London, England
Abbey Road (unreleased b side), by Tori Amos
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbey_Road   (111 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (Abbey (disambiguation))   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Abbey in itself denotes the Christian monastic community (additional info and facts about monastic community) and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot (The superior of an abbey of monks).
Abbey Road (additional info and facts about Abbey Road), north London is the site of Abbey Road Studios (additional info and facts about Abbey Road Studios) where The Beatles' Abbey Road (album) (additional info and facts about Abbey Road (album)) was recorded.
Abbey Stadium is homeground for Cambridge United FC There is a town, Abbey, Saskatchewan (additional info and facts about Abbey, Saskatchewan) in Canada.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ab/abbey_(disambiguation).htm   (230 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Shaftesbury Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Abbey was in the middle ages the central focus of the town.
In 1539 the last Abbess of Shaftesbury, Elizabeth Zouche signed a deed of surrender and the abbey was demolished, and its lands sold, leading to a temporary decline in the town.
Sir Thomas Arundel of Wardour purchased the abbey and much of the town in 1540, but when he was later exiled for treason his lands were forfeit and the lands passed to Pembroke then Cooper and finally the Grosvenors.
www.ipedia.com /shaftesbury.html   (800 words)

  
 Munster (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
;Münstereifel : a spa town in the Eifel region of Germany, the site of a 9th century abbey; ;Münsterlingen : a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, the site of a monastery which was Augustinian from the early 12th century, but became Benedictine in the 16th century.
;Münsterschwarzach : a Benedictine abbey in Lower Franconia, Germany; ;Minster, Ohio : a village located in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States, with a population of 2794 in 2000.
This is a disambiguation page - a navigational aid that lists other pages which might otherwise share the same title.
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 Gloucester
Gloucester Cathedral, in the north of the city near the river, originates in the foundation of an abbey dedicated to St Peter in 681.
West of this, across the canal, are the remains (a gateway and some walls) of Llanthony Priory, a cell of the mother abbey in the vale of Ewyas, Monmouthshire, which in the reign of Edward IV became the secondary establishment.
Its situation on a navigable river, and the foundation in 681 of the abbey of St Peter by Æthelred favoured the growth of the town; and before the Norman Conquest of England, Gloucester was a borough governed by a portreeve, with a castle which was frequently a royal residence, and a mint.
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 Gloucester - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Gloucester Cathedral, in the north of the city near theriver, originates in the foundation of an abbey dedicated to St Peter in 681.
In St Mary's Square outside the Abbey gate, Bishop Hooper sufferedmartyrdom under Queen Mary in 1555.
Its situation on a navigable river, and the foundation in 681 of the abbey of St Peter byÆthelred favoured the growth of the town; and before theNorman Conquest of England, Gloucester was a borough governed by aportreeve, with a castle which was frequently a royal residence, and a mint.
www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /?t=Gloucester   (1010 words)

  
 The Abbey Hotel
The abbey is most well-known for its association with the Declaration of Arbroath, which is believed to have been drafted by Bernard de Linton, who was abbot at that time.
He eventually invites her to visit his father's estate, Northanger Abbey, which, because she has been reading Ann Radcliffe's gothic novel, ''The Mysteries of Udolpho'', Catherine expects to be dark, ancient and full of fantastical mystery.
In stark contrast to her expectations, the abbey is actually very clean and modern, but her mind still plays tricks on her throughout her stay.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/197/the-abbey-hotel.html   (1502 words)

  
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See also Abbey (bank), Abbey Theatre and Abbey, Saskatchewan An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess priory prior Renaissance.
Abbey is the UK 's sixth biggest bank, and Europe's second largest mortgage lender, after Halifax.
Abbey changed its trademark from Abbey National in 2003 Abbey's registered office is in London, England Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside Warrington and Bradford, to India, leaving only Gateshead and Glasgow with this function within Britain.
www.en-cyclopedia.com /index1/ab   (1669 words)

  
 Category:Disambiguation
Don't add articles to these sub-categories or create additional sub-categories until you read Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)—most of the sub-categories don't comply with the MOS and will be removed.
There is rarely any need for links directly to disambiguation pages.
Find and fix them at disambiguation pages with links.
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 Abbey Road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Abbey Road Studios is the world-famous recording studio complex owned by the EMI company and located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, London NW8 9AY
Abbey Road, an album recorded by The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios in 1969
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Abbey_Road   (127 words)

  
 Dore Abbey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dore Abbey (Parish Church of the Holy Trinity & St Mary), Abbeydore, Herefordshire - 29th September 2004...
Churches of Herefordshire Abbey Dore Holy Trinity & St. Mary's Abbey Church Dore Abbey was founded as a Cistercian Abbey by Lord Robert D' www.britannia.com/history/herefords/church...
Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, Holy Trinity & S Mary, 6, 9¼cwt in A flat.
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 Bath   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Toward the end of the Roman occupation, a Christian shrine was established by the largest spring, and it later grew into a church, but by the 15th century that was dilapidated beyond repair.
King Henry VII visited the city in 1497 and decided to found an abbey there, so the Bishop of Bath and Wells took the revenues of the old church to build Bath Abbey.
Bath is approximately 15 miles east of the much larger city of Bristol, to which it is linked by the A4, and is a little way south of the M4 motorway.
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 Normandy - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Romanesque nave of the abbey church of Saint-Georges-de-Boscherville, Normandy, France
Rollo's descendant William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England in 1066 and became kingWilliam I of England.
Architecturally, Norman cathedrals, abbeys (such as the Abbey of Bec)and castles characterise the former Duchy in a way that mirrors the similar building pattern in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=Normandy   (1272 words)

  
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 See also Whitby disambiguation Whitby disambiguation Whitby is...
:"See also Whitby (disambiguation) Whitby (disambiguation) "Whitby" is a fishing port and tourist destination in North Yorkshire North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England England.
The town has spread both inland and onto the west cliff, whilst the east cliff remains dominated by the ruins of Whitby Abbey Whitby Abbey and by Saint Mary's Church.
It is quite a distance to reach the east cliff by road, the alternative being to climb the 199 steps, which are famed enough that many who make the climb can be heard counting on the way up.
www.biodatabase.de /Whitby   (363 words)

  
 Munster (disambiguation): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Munster (disambiguation)
Munster (disambiguation): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Munster (disambiguation)
a spa town in the Eifel region of Germany, the site of a 9th century abbey;
Isle of Sheppey[?], Kent, England, the site of Minster Abbey[?].
www.encyclopedian.com /mu/Munster-(disambiguation).html   (270 words)

  
 Convent - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
For a religious organisation and/or building, see abbey and monastery;
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Convent   (160 words)

  
 Munster (disambiguation) - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Munster (disambiguation) - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/mu/Munster_(disambiguation).html   (358 words)

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