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• Abbey of Sainte-Genevieve —     Abbey of Sainte Geneviève     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Sainte Geneviève     The Abbey of Sainte Geneviève, in Paris, was founded by King Clovis who established there a college of clerics, later called canons regular. How long these… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of St Genevieve — The Abbey of St Genevieve (Abbaye Sainte Geneviève) was a French monastery in Paris, suppressed at the time of the French Revolution …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Saint Peter in the Black Forest — Infobox Former Country native name = Reichskloster St Peter auf dem Schwarzwald conventional long name = Imperial Abbey of St Peter in the Black Forest common name = Saint Peter s Abbey, Black Forest| continent = Europe region = Central Europe… …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Fleury —     Abbey of Fleury     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Fleury     (More completely FLEURY SAINT BENOîT)     One of the oldest and most celebrated Benedictine abbeys of Western Europe. Its modern name is Saint Benoît sur Loire, applicable both …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of St. Solesmes —     Abbey of St. Solesmes     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of St. Solesmes     A Benedictine monastery in Department of Sarthe, near Sablé, France. It was founded in 1010 by Geoffrey, seigneur of Sablé, as a priory dependent on the Abbey of St …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey — • A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a community of not fewer than twelve religious; monks under the government of an abbot; nuns under that of an abbess Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbey     Abbey …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Monte Cassino —     Abbey of Monte Cassino     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Monte Cassino     An abbey nullius situated about eighty miles south of Rome, the cradle of the Benedictine Order.     About 529 St. Benedict left Subiaco, to e …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Saint-Victor —     Abbey of Saint Victor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Saint Victor     In the year 1108, the famous William of Champeaux, archdeacon of Notre Dame in Paris, who had been lecturing to crowds of students, relinquishing his chair, retired …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey and School of Clonmacnoise —     Abbey and School of Clonmacnoise     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey and School of Clonmacnoise     Situated on the Shannon, about half way between Athlone and Banagher, King s County, Ireland, and the most remarkable of the ancient schools… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey Road (album) — Infobox Album Name = Abbey Road Type = studio Artist = The Beatles Released = 26 September 1969 Recorded = 22 February 1969 – 20 August 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, Olympic Studios, and Trident Studios Genre = Rock, hard rock, art rock Length = 47 …   Wikipedia