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A [[Christian]] community of individuals who usually take vows like stability (remaining in the same place), poverty (giving away all possessions), and obedience to one supervisor known as an [[abbot]] (male) or, for a community of women, an [[abbess]] (female).
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An '''abbey''' is a [[Christian]] community of individuals who usually take vows like stability (remaining in the same place), poverty (giving away all possessions), and obedience to one supervisor known as an [[abbot]] (male) or, for a community of women, an [[abbess]] (female).
  
 
[[Category:Christian Group Structuring]]
 
[[Category:Christian Group Structuring]]

Revision as of 02:15, May 24, 2008

An abbey is a Christian community of individuals who usually take vows like stability (remaining in the same place), poverty (giving away all possessions), and obedience to one supervisor known as an abbot (male) or, for a community of women, an abbess (female).