"abbey" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Following the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the abbey fell into disuse.
- In 1763 the abbey again fell under a commendatory abbot and building work stopped.
- The abbey later fell on hard times, being identified in the 17th and early 18th centuries with the Jansenist movement.
- Under Pepin the monks were permitted, in case their abbey should fall into secular hands, to go over to another community.
- The abbey fell into disuse after its suppression in 1460.
- Cistercian abbeys fell to some extent outside this category.
- The abbey had fallen into disrepair by the fifteenth century.
- Although it was well-endowed, the abbey had fallen into serious financial difficulties by the early 14th century.
- Over the centuries, the abbey fell into decline and disrepair.
- Many abbeys and monsateries fell into ruin when their assets, including lead roofs, were stripped.
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