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In its previous lives, this 12th century abbey was a Cistercian center, a Rothschild estate, a site of German occupation in World War II.
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Laurie Werner, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Groff reimagines the real-life 12th-century mystic poet Marie de France into a nun who, bit by bit, transforms her impoverished abbey into a feminist utopia.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
The abbey sounds on his actual birthday, Nov. 14, as well as on the day of Trooping the Colour, which the British Army's parade for his official birthday as monarch, traditionally held in June.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
The skeletons, which dated to between 670 and 940 AD, can help researchers understand how the abbey, which was initially a monastery, functioned.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 July 2024
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Laurie Werner, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Groff reimagines the real-life 12th-century mystic poet Marie de France into a nun who, bit by bit, transforms her impoverished abbey into a feminist utopia.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
The abbey sounds on his actual birthday, Nov. 14, as well as on the day of Trooping the Colour, which the British Army's parade for his official birthday as monarch, traditionally held in June.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
The skeletons, which dated to between 670 and 940 AD, can help researchers understand how the abbey, which was initially a monastery, functioned.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 July 2024
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbey. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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