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An '''abbot''' is the leader of monastery (also called an "[[abbey]]") and its community of monks. The term may also be applied to the presiding officer of a religious order whose members do not live in community but who do take monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to a rule of life.
[[Category:Christian Group Structuring]]
[[Category:Christian Group Structuring]]
[[Category:Catholic Church]]
[[Category:Catholic Church]]