Oratory (worship)
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In the canon law of the Catholic Church, an oratory is a place which is set aside by permission of an ordinary for divine worship, for the convenience of some community or group of the faithful who as
The oratory of the Cathedral Church of Saint Matthew, Dallas, Texas
Oratory of Santa Maria Annunziata in Borgo, Rome
The former Saint Joseph's Prairie Church in Washington Township, Dubuque County, Iowa. The parish ceased being active in 1989, and the parish church was maintained as an oratory until it was deconsecrated and sold in 1994.
Monastery
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A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone. A monastery generally includes a
Oratory (worship)
…it). (1917 Code of Canon Law, canon 1223). The term is used for instance in the Rule of St Benedict (chapter 52) for the private communal chapel inside monasteries. In the sacramental law of sacred places, an oratory is a structure other than a parish church, set aside by ecclesiastical authority for prayer and…
Sharabai Monastery (Himachal Pradesh)
Procession monastique
Taktsang Palphug Monastery, also known as Paro Taktsang or "Tiger's Nest"
Mendicant monk sitting on Xindong Street, Taipei