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Key People:: Michelozzo; Juan de Herrera

Related Topics:: abbey; zāwiyah; vihara; lamasery; Studion

monastery, local community or residence of a religious order, particularly an order of monks. See abbey; monasticism.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.