Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden.
Recent Examples on the WebEverything seems to point to an ancient tale that the new Enlightenment society would rather keep out of sight: A bloodthirsty upire – Slavic for vampire – seems to have infiltrated the monastery. John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 The monastery and its coffee business did not respond to requests for comment. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 As Russian forces approach Father Fedak’s Greek Catholic monastery, a wider ecclesiastical flight is happening in Ukraine. Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022 The actor first engaged with Catholicism while preparing for his Padre Pio role by living in a monastery alongside Franciscan Capuchin friars. Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022 The nursing home is in a 140-year-old monastery next to a chapel surrounded by new apartments. Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Alec Pow stayed in a monastery in Putna, Romania, recently. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Discovered in the early 1990s, the church and monastery is the only pre-Islamic Christian site found in UAE, explained Leslie. Melanie Swan, CNN, 6 June 2022 This hotel, Vincent Van Duysen’s first, spans five buildings in a converted monastery. The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English monasterie, from Late Latin monasterium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek, hermit's cell, from monazein to live alone, from monos single — more at monk