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  • The students would stay at the thirteenth-century Dominican priory while the brothers took a brief holiday; Mass would be said each day in the priory's chapter room.
  • He seems relaxed and happy for the first time in years, hasn't touched a drop of booze since his time in The Priory more than two years ago, and his life is definitely back on track.
  • The second job of the priory was to act as a London home for the Bishop of St. Mary of Bethlehem.
  • Council chiefs have slammed vandals who deliberately damaged a historic priory.
  • Next to Santo Domingo, occupying part of the magnificent building that was originally the priory, is the state's Regional Museum. Oaxaca, Mexico: a day in one of the New World's finest cities
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  • For every schoolboy, the reredorter will be the star attraction, but for me it's the priory's imposing west front. Times, Sunday Times
  • She was invested as a serving sister of the Order of St John at a ceremony in the order's Grand Priory Church in Clerkenwell, London.
  • The priory was destroyed in the Reformation but was rebuilt as a private home in 1821 and has since housed convalescing miners, injured soldiers and, after standing empty for five years, the Buddhist community.
  • Priory, to take care of all the old trumpery, and show the place -- you know it's a _show place_. Tales and Novels — Volume 09
  • Some conspiracy theorists believe the Priory of Sion to be one of the oldest and most powerful secret societies.
  • Lindisfarne became a place of pilgrimage during the priory's ‘golden age’ in the seventh century and all the tourism literature boasts it has remained so ever since.
  • This is an incidental allusion to him on the cartulary of Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, which shows him in a more favourable light. Bedlam
  • Close by was St Leonard's Priory, a Benedictine nunnery founded in the time of William the Conqueror, and mentioned by Geoffrey Chaucer in the prologue to his Canterbury Tales.
  • Llanthony Priory's future could now depend on the new National Lottery.
  • The area gets its name because six acres of land here were given to the canons of St Bartholemew's Priory, Smithfield, in 1331.
  • The priory was a rectangular enclosure with the church in the middle. The Pillars of the Earth
  • CONLIN: Actually, it's called the priory and I know it's probably ... CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2004
  • Granite quoins, steps, archways and many other building materials including ancient oak beams from the original priory, were used in the construction of the manor in 1810.
  • On the Garden-side it is bordered by a shadowy, secluded grove, with winding paths among its boskiness, affording many a peep at the river's imperceptible lapse and tranquil gleam; and on the opposite shore stands the priory-church, with its churchyard full of shrubbery and tombstones. Our Old Home A Series of English Sketches A Series of English Sketches
  • If the prioress is the first superior, her authority over the convent is similar to that of a conventual prior over his priory; if the first superior is an abbess, the office of the prioress is similar to that of a claustral prior in an abbey. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss
  • Last year, after Sinead O'Connor shopped him to the police for alleged possession of a class A substance, he checked himself into the Priory, but was later thrown out for bad behaviour.
  • The Red Shoes Dance Studio has had to move twice since Christmas, the first time as a result of difficulties at York Barbican Centre, the second time because of the Priory Street Centre's unsuitability for tap dancing.
  • The priory was a nicer place to live now that he had gone. The Pillars of the Earth
  • After reading about two controversies over an unauthorized concelebration between Anglican and Roman Catholic priests one in a priory in Ireland and another more recently in Arizona, it got me thinking about the mutual recognition of orders and that led me to recall the old effort to resolve the problem through the "Dutch touch" and that led me to remember a conversation I once had about . . . the "Kenyan touch. The "Kenyan touch?"
  • Again, in 'Apud Corstopitum' Penchrysa is held to haunt the Roman Wall beside the limestone crags; Tynemouth Priory is thought to be revisited by Prior Olaf whenever the wind stays long in the eastern airt, and the Border Ghost Stories
  • The videos here show Tenebrae from the priory of the Holy Spirit (Blackfriars) in Oxford. Tenebrae at Blackfriars Oxford
  • I called the priory and sure enough she was there, sick as a dog and in bed with the flu, but patiently awaiting word from me, and immediately wired some money for a ticket on my old dog. Gentle Yoda | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
  • The quarter-hour it took Joanna to reach the priory was the most terrifying time of her life. HERE BE DRAGONS
  • The outcome of this initiative was probably the foundation of a Canterbury priory at Dunfermline, the first ‘regular’ Benedictine house in the Scottish kingdom.
  • There's inter-band boisterousness, earlobe-biting, plenty of "gruelling" press interviews, and some genuinely touching footage of the band trying to cover up Dougie's post-break-up Priory stint. Tonight's TV highlights: The National Movie Awards | Julia Bradbury's Iceland Walk | McFly On The Wall | Justified | Wonderland: The Trouble With Love And Sex | 24 Hours In A&E
  • Philip had decided to appoint a new official, called the purser, whose job it would be to receive all monies due to the priory, with no exceptions, and then give out to each official just what he needed. The Pillars of the Earth
  • According to chronicler William of Malmesbury, her dying act was characteristically pious: as a final gift to the Priory, she ordered hung about the neck of a statue of the Virgin Mary her personal rosary of precious stones.
  • Sea anglers are still catching flounders at Priory Point, Canal Foot, Tridley and Plumpton on creeper tipped with mackerel, also small whiting on lugworm at the Deep Water Berth at Walney.
  • The Latin holding of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France include under group 17716 a manuscript coming from the Cluniac Priory of St-Martin-des-Champs Paris. Archive 2009-04-01
  • It also referred to a high-ranking member of the Priory—clearly Plantard—meeting the Grand Master of P2, Licio Gelli dating the encounter two days after Plantard’s election as Nautonnier and setting it in the rather ordinary Parisian brasserie La Tipia near the Gare du Nord railway station, where he often held meetings. The Sion Revelation
  • A few years after, and probably in response to, the foundation of the abbey, this church became an Augustinian priory.
  • Ivan Arbuthnot, who is on secondment to the NAHT from his role as principal of Priory Integrated College in Holywood, said: "We have been told that we should soon get indicative budgets - a 'guesstimate' - which will put funding at the same as last year. Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • They rented a small house from the German hotelkeeper, beside the Augustinian priory and oldest church in North India.
  • WhileThe Matrix ’s sacred city of “Zion”/Sion is not unique to Priory lore, it is hard to find another source for the character called the Merovingian. The Sion Revelation
  • It's been decided luncheon will taste much better in the ruins of the old priory. THE PERFECT LOVER
  • We emerge from the woods and climb Fawcet Hill to get our first views of Lindisfarne Island, with the misty outlines of its castle and priory an inspiring sight that hastens us to the coast.
  • The site acquired by Bishop Losinga was unusually large; he envisaged not only a cathedral but also a priory for 60 Benedictine monks and an episcopal palace.
  • There is just one day left to catch a glimpse of the shortlisted design proposals for a new pavilion in Priory Park.
  • The ruler of a priory should be a monk, not a royal appointee who did not even know the names of the Divine Services! Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles
  • There were no guests either to bring tidings, for the priory was a marked place and it was well not to show or receive kindliness in its regard. The King's Achievement
  • And then she turned, began to walk away from the priory, under the leafy, rustling clouds of autumn oak and dappled elm. HERE BE DRAGONS
  • Another show, ‘The Priory’, has been recommissioned a third time.
  • _Sambucus ebulus_, dwarf elder, walwort, or danewort -- among the rubbish and ruined foundations of the Priory. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
  • Outside the low wall that enclosed the priory was a scatter of ordinary hovels made of timber and mud with thatched roofs, occupied by the peasants who tilled the fields round about and the servants who worked for the monks. The Pillars of the Earth
  • A few years after, and probably in response to, the foundation of the abbey, this church became an Augustinian priory.
  • He gave generous gifts but did not fully restore the priory's alienated properties.
  • Bolton Abbey is perhaps Wharfedale's most famous landmark, however, strictly speaking this name relates only to the attractive village adjacent to the ruins of Bolton Priory.
  • In eastern Ireland, the Tremadoc to Arenig Prioryland Formation contains green to purple laminated and homogeneous mudrocks similar to the lithologies making up most of the Annascaul Formation.
  • Item - Lady Eleanor was preparing to leave the priory and go to her secret admirer, but who was he?
  • On May 7, 1956, the subprefecture at Saint-Julien-en-Genevois in thedépartement administrative region of Haute-Savoie—on the border with Switzerland, not far from Geneva—received a request for registration1from the officials of an “association” calling itself the Priory of Sion, subtitled CIRCUIT. The Sion Revelation
  • While Banstead were being tonked by league leaders Reigate Priory, Cheam also lost to last season's champions Wimbledon to claim the second relegation spot.
  • After his recovery, Abelard resumed teaching at a nearby priory, primarily on theology and in particular on the Trinity.
  • A child's bedquilt was found mentioned in an inventory of furniture at the Priory of Durham, in 1446, which was embroidered in the four corners with the Evangelistic symbols. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
  • Priory has now issued two collections of his anthems, the first celebrating Easter to Trinity, this one devoted mainly to Advent as far as the Passion.
  • Now the slogger was off to Hollywood, and the most gifted footballer of his generation was heading for the Priory, trapped in a tabloid hell.
  • For the prosperous merchants, substantial timber-framed houses were built around the gates of the Castle and Priory.
  • Once I had posed the question Rose was willing to talk about looking for a place in York Place or Priory Gardens.
  • After more than a decade in storage at the priory, formed in 1189, the small pieces of glass have been worked back into the top sections of the Piper Choir Windows at the popular place of worship.
  • It took Isaacs 25 minutes to get a grip on the game against Priory but they took the lead through a bullet header from Carl Youdall, who made it two after lobbing the keeper.
  • From 1298, when Henry de Harenhale was appointed, the list of vicars is complete, but in a cartulary of the priory mention is made of Ralph de Sowe, vicar of Trinity, as giving a tenement in Well Street, for the celebration of his anniversary. The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains
  • The buildings were originally an Augustinian priory built in the twelfth century to which the O'Cahan clan had added a medieval tower-house.
  • He said the ground level car parks, such as Vineyard Street and Priory Street, were always likely to go because they were both temporary and took up a lot more floor space per car than a multi-storey.
  • I come to tell you that there are strangers -- ladies -- within the priory," said the patrico, gravely. Rookwood
  • Priory Sports is a leading UK fitness retailer and stockiest of Multi Gyms, Cross Trainers, Press Releases | Press Release Distribution | Submit Press Release
  • A large cross sits atop the bell tower of the new Franciscan priory church, dominating the skyscape of the city of Mostar.
  • There is much to explore here with the foundations of the monastic priory buildings still clearly visible to the south of the church.
  • Barely three years ago, O'Sullivan was at rock-bottom and shut away in The Priory battling three demons - drugs, drink and depression.
  • As each of these books illustrates, reading is an addiction that cannot be stilled with a sojourn at the Priory.
  • He took up a 10 year lease on the house at Rossie Priory.
  • Amongst monasteries a priory was generally a smaller foundation than an abbey and was in many cases a monastery of monks subordinate to an abbey.
  • Heather Sebire, the Guernsey archaeologist, has been leading a team exposing and making safe the crumbling ruins of the priory itself with its tiny church and the domestic buildings where the monks ate and slept.
  • At the age of 7, I joined the choir at Christchurch Priory where my late father was already a choirman.
  • The team have also been excavating areas of the site that could not be saved from the sea and, in the course of their excavations, came across three burials lying next to the Priory church.
  • It says there will be additional business opportunities in tourism and recreation although extreme weather could also damage sensitive attractions such as York Minster and Bolton Priory.
  • My thoughts turned to the Priory, and the monks who lived in peace and poverty there.
  • The medieval remains, buried over 2 metres down, were impressive; part of the priory church, a stone pulpit and an unexpectedly well preserved chapel with a basement full of bones!
  • Granite quoins, steps, archways and many other building materials including ancient oak beams from the original priory, were used in the construction of the manor in 1810.
  • St. Gobban, around the close of the 6th century founded the first of the Christian churches here, a priory for the Canons regular.
  • However, Plantard always denied any connection with them: when he resigned as Grand Master of the Priory of Sion in July 1984, his resignation letter cited as one of his reasons for stepping down “all the publications, press articles, books, and multigraphed documents deposited in the Bibliothèque Nationale that implicate me, reproduce the Priory of Sion’s texts, and use my name fraudulently.” The Sion Revelation
  • Kirklees Park in Brighouse has five of its buildings featured; a malthouse, two barns, another farm building and a gatehouse which once led the way to a priory.
  • On the quayside is the old Priory Mill, now called Place Mill, which is mentioned in the Domesday Survey. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch
  • He took up a 10 year lease on the house at Rossie Priory.
  • Working with the National Trust has been a very fruitful experience, pooling our resources to pull out all the stops and save this remarkable painting for Nostell Priory and its visitors. BBC News - Home
  • Indeed, the priory is such a beautiful place it attracts regular worshippers from as far afield as Sedbergh and Dalton-in-Furness to attend services there.
  • Another tale recalled an incident in 1197 when a limekiln was made at Malton Priory.
  • His personal life has pretty much overshadowed his music in recent years as dalliances with alcohol and drugs led to a stay in The Priory clinic.
  • (which were such as we call husbandmen) paid each a cock and a hen, besides a small rent in money, for a toft and one bovate of land, held of the Priory of Thurgarton. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide
  • Designed to get more people coming to Edington Priory Church and raise some money, the day will feature a quiz where residents must guess the total mileage Phineas has covered.
  • “Without the cathedral, Kingsbridge would be nothing, the priory would sink back into obscurity, and Philip would once again be a nonentity, which is what he deserves.” The Pillars of the Earth
  • (which were such as we call husbandmen) paid each a cock and a hen, besides a small rent in money, for a toft and one bovate of land, held of the Priory of Thurgarton. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide
  • ¶ Here begynneth the prologue or prohemye of the book callid: and in the fine copy belonging to the Library of Lee Priory, it stands The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1
  • We are saying that the Priory is one manifestation of a movement—synarchy—which is more important than the society and that has exerted a significant but not exclusive influence over modern French history and the development of the European Union. The Sion Revelation
  • Now, in a determined bid to preserve the priory, fund-raisers have set about to gather the remaining £75,000 towards the £195,000 restoration.
  • After 1436 he worked extensively at the priory of S. Marco in Florence, and from c. 1445 was a good deal occupied in Rome, also painting in Orvieto in 1447.
  • Oronsay was allegedly one of St Columba's stopovers en route to Iona and a 16 th-century priory and magnificent Celtic cross are among its attractions.
  • The completed manuscripts will be displayed month by month in a special cabinet in the north aisle of the Priory.
  • Nostell Priory takes its name from a priory located in the vicinity for several centuries until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
  • The Priory staff was friendly and helpful but had the slightly forced cheeriness I had often noticed in people looking after the sick. Henry’s Demons
  • On Hampsfell, the nearby ridge "most likely to appeal to a semi-retired fellwaker" according to Alfred Wainwright, ramblers treading their way over emerald turf and past limestone pavements sometimes hear the priory bells as they reach the stone-built tower of the Hospice, with its views aptly fit to go with the sound of the change-ringing below. Country diary: Cartmel, Cumbria
  • The small isle of St. Michael's Mount, accessible by foot when the tide is out, has been home to a priory, castle and stately home.

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