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A '''monastery''' is a building or structure or a series of buildings and structures that are set apart from regular civilization for religious commune.  [[Monks]] are the usual inhabitants and live in such structures after taking specific vows.  During the [[Middle Ages]] monastic institutions helped to preserve writings from [[antiquity]] that would otherwise have been lost.

A '''monastery''' is a building or structure or a series of buildings and structures that are set apart from regular civilization for religious commune.  [[Monk]]s are the usual inhabitants and live in such structures after taking specific vows.  The early centuries of [[Christianity]], especially in Africa, saw a thriving of monastic activity among the faithful.  During the [[Middle Ages]] monastic institutions helped to preserve writings from [[antiquity]] that would otherwise have been lost.

[[Category:Religion]]

[[Category:Religion]]