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When the Leominster stool was moved to its new position in the priory in 2004, locals held a service of penitence.
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Katie Dancey-Downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022
Hotels are equally swoon-worthy, such as the deeply romantic Hotel Fontevraud, the former priory in the historic monument of Fontevraud Royal Abbey, which dates to the 12th century.
—Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2022
Much of the monk's writing concerned the priory's day-to-day operations—including a detailed account of rebuilding the cathedral's choir after a fire in 1174—as well as disputes with neighboring houses and an Archbishop of Canterbury.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2022
With the trip, VistaJet Members call La Verrière, a wine estate and ninth-century priory, their home base.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2021
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Katie Dancey-Downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022
Hotels are equally swoon-worthy, such as the deeply romantic Hotel Fontevraud, the former priory in the historic monument of Fontevraud Royal Abbey, which dates to the 12th century.
—Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2022
Much of the monk's writing concerned the priory's day-to-day operations—including a detailed account of rebuilding the cathedral's choir after a fire in 1174—as well as disputes with neighboring houses and an Archbishop of Canterbury.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2022
With the trip, VistaJet Members call La Verrière, a wine estate and ninth-century priory, their home base.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2021
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“Priory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priory. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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