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Abbey - Wikipedia An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns
Abbey | Definition, History, Arrangement, Examples | Britannica abbey, group of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centred on an abbey church or cathedral, and under the direction of an abbot or abbess In this sense, an abbey consists of a complex of buildings serving the needs of a self-contained religious community
The Layout of a Medieval Abbey - World History Encyclopedia A large medieval abbey had over 450 monks, but a more typical abbey had around 100 permanent inhabitants The main idea of monasticism was that life in a place of quiet and relative solitude would better aid understanding of and permit greater proximity to God
ABBEY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Abbey definition: a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess See examples of ABBEY used in a sentence
Abbey - New World Encyclopedia An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived 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