Dissolution of the Monasteries (7581 bytes)
1: ...man Catholic writers as the '''Suppression of the Monasteries''') was the formal process, taking place between ...
4: [[Image:visitation_monasteries.JPG|right|]]
7: .... This phase is termed the "'''Visitation of the Monasteries'''."
10: * The [[monk]]s and [[nun]]s in the monasteries were sinful "[[hypocrite]]s" and "[[sorcerer]]s" ...
14: ...d received, provided for the king to take all the monasteries with annual incomes of less than £200, and that w...

List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England (3046 bytes)
1: ...nry VIII of England]] in the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]]. The list is by no means exhaustive, since virt...

Sakellarios (571 bytes)
3: ...at Sakellarios''' was a title for a supervisor of monasteries in a certain [[eparchy]].

Brahmananda Saraswati (916 bytes)
2: ...y. According to the wishes of Adi Shankara, these monasteries were overseen by Shankaracharyas whose responsibi...

Moravica District (1168 bytes)
11: ...[[Brankovic]] dinasties. Over centuries these ten monasteries safeguarded the ancient manuscripts, out of which...

Lesnes Abbey (805 bytes)
3: ...eries to be closed after the [[dissolution of the monasteries]] in [[1524]], and the monastic buildings were al...

St Neots Priory (688 bytes)
1: ...Dissolution of the Monasteries|dissolution of the monasteries]]. The last remaining structure, a gateway, was d...

Meteora (1677 bytes)
3: ...ωρα, "levitating") are [[monastery|monasteries]] in north-east [[Greece]], built on spectacular ...
6: ...st solid rock. It is difficult to imagine how the monasteries were built on their pinnacles in the first place....
12: The monasteries are included in the [[UNESCO]] "World Heritage si...
15: *[http://www.greecetravel.com/meteora/monasteries.html Greek Travel page] with brief profiles and p...
16: ...-greece.com A local site] with information on the monasteries and area.

Vihara (897 bytes)
7: As permament monasteries became established, the name "Vihara" was kept. S...
11: ...ihara", probably due to the abundance of Buddhist monasteries in that area.

Refectory (135 bytes)
1: ...ctory is a dining room, especially in [[monastery|monasteries]] and [[boarding school]]s.

Loosong (913 bytes)
1: ...s and religious dances such as the Gompa dance in monasteries of Rumtek, Phodong and Palace.
3: ...ands of Buddhists and non-Buddhist tourists visit monasteries to watch these colourful and exotic dances.

Archimandrite (1590 bytes)
1: ...] who has the supervision of several abbots and [[monasteries]] appointed by a [[bishop]]. The title has been i...
3: ...ite became a honorary one for abbots of important monasteries, the title for an ordinary abbot being [[hegumeno...
7: In 1874 the Russian monasteries were secularized and classified into three classe...

Oswald (1076 bytes)
3: ...ter to continue to oversee monastic reforms. The monasteries Oswald formed were threatened by Elfhere, the ear...

Trappists (1592 bytes)
5: ...ples are in [[Belgium]], where several Trappist [[monasteries]] produce famous [[trappist beer]]s.
9: Monasteries include:

Wudang Mountains (2302 bytes)
5: ...heir scenic location and historical interest. The monasteries were made a [[UNESCO]] [[world heritage site]] in...
7: The Wudang monasteries figure prominently in Chinese [[martial arts film...

Thimphu (1116 bytes)
1: ...Tashichoedzong]], a fortress [[monastery#Buddhist monasteries|monastery]] built in the [[13th century]], has be...
3: Dechenphu, Tango and Cheri monasteries are located near the city. [[Dechenchoeling Pala...

Camaldolese (1231 bytes)
2: ... [[Italy]]. There are Camaldolese hermitages and monasteries throughout Italy. The most ancient is the urban ...
4: ...r]], [[California]]. Additional U.S. Camaldolese monasteries are Incarnation Monastery in [[Berkeley, Californ...

Bolton Abbey (1201 bytes)
1: ...70 onwards, and survived the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]].
3: ...on at the abbey was when the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] resulted in the termination of the priory in [[...

Waverley Abbey (1307 bytes)
3: ...he first century of its existence, it founded six monasteries, and despite the members thus sent away, had 70 m...
9: ...] in [[1536]] as part of the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] there were only thirteen monks in the community...

Neath Abbey (289 bytes)
1: ...y town of [[Neath]]. It was [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|dissolved]] during the reign of King [[Henry VIII...

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