| 单词 | conventual |
| 例句 | The Charthe gives exceedingly minute directions as to the conventual housekeeping. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Effect of the suppression of the conventual system on women, 369. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z This gratified the jealousy of the conventual branch of the Franciscans and many of the secular clergy, who spread the scandal far and wide. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z It was not for them to practise the strenuous idleness of conventual life, in a ceaseless round of barren liturgies. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Only a few years passed before she had to choose between a conventual life and a distasteful marriage. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Not only did outside persons thus concern themselves in a conventual election; the nuns themselves were not always unwilling to bribe, where they desired advancement. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Its complete suppression of the conventual system was also, I think, very far from a benefit to women or to the world. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The part however in which is placed this small apartment, decorated with frescoes of the period, is still applied to conventual purposes. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Compostela had become a populous city, but a city of inns, hospitals, and all variety of conventual and religious establishments. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z In the time of the republics, the conventual seclusion of girls and the duenna system were not yet customary. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The illegitimate, the deformed, the feeble-minded and the unwilling represent a not very pleasant side of the conventual system. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z After their mother's death, the youngest daughter's convictions led her to embrace a conventual life, and she entered the Anglican Sisterhood of St. Thomas of Canterbury. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z The establishment of conventual or monastic institutions is prohibited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In three old conventual churches of Seville gather her three Protestant congregations. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Meanwhile, the Mother Superior, with commendable discretion, retired to as great a distance as conventual propriety would permit, and the King's attendants on the other side did the like. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z A guilty nun was also debarred from holding any conventual office; but it must be admitted that this salutary precaution was not always strictly carried out. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z In this latter case the south side was generally occupied by the cloisters and other conventual buildings, and the people’s door was therefore placed upon the north side. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z The church contains some fine Decorated work, and the chapter house and parts of the conventual buildings may be traced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z If I'm not careful I shall end my days in a convent, and the conventual life has not the slightest attraction for me. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z He did not believe that a girl of seventeen, luxuriously brought up and petted like "a bird of the Indies," could really desire to embrace the austerities and abnegations of a conventual life. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z The normal routine of conventual life, as laid down in the Benedictine Rule, secured this end. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z After the dissolution of monasteries by Henry VIII., and the suppression of chantries by Edward VI., many of these buildings shared the fate of the conventual churches to which they were attached. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z There are many interesting churches and eleven conventual establishments in the city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Having heard marvels of the conventual church of San Martino, formerly belonging to the Cistercian brotherhood, you consult the porter of the hotel, and engage, for seven francs, a carriage to transport you thither. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z But, of all the differences, the most fundamental, I think, came from the fact that the Convent was a Convent and taught us to accept the conventual, the monastic interpretation of life. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z Besides confessing the nuns Busch and his fellow visitors went through the conventual routine with them, showing them how they ought to perform divine service, to behave in the frater and to hold chapters. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Bristol has an interesting Norman gateway, and that at Durham is massive and impressive, as are all the conventual remains there. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Music taught in the conventual schools, 7. —— to ladies by private masters, 175. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z Sometimes it was used to hold the priest's vestments; and in conventual churches, to hold the gold and silver vessels belonging to the monastery. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z She drew her votaries chiefly from the conventual order that had gathered about the great cathedral on Morningside Heights; for the Christian religion had experienced a great change since the revolution. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The fact that the greater portion of the female population was unaffected by the existence of the outlet provided by conventual life for women’s energies is a significant one. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The outlying manors ravaged, and nearly the whole of the conventual and domestic buildings burnt: loss of property assessed at �140,000. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z To keep them firm in their allegiance there acted not only the military and conventual discipline to which they were subject, but the dazzling prospect of future greatness. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z I have already procured large sums of money upon the reversion of her estate, when she either dies or adopts a conventual life. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The monks of the brotherhood of S. Antonio still inhabit the conventual buildings attached to the church, and their dark-robed figures pass silently to and fro in the cloistered courts of the monastery. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z This church has been conventual, belonging to a priory of Augustines, dedicated to the Virgin. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Perhaps it is the late hours; you were not used to them in France, of course, and it must be such a change to this life from your unvarying conventual routine at St. Denis. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z The conventual estates were of great extent, and among the feudatories who could be summoned to the court of the abbess were the elector of Hanover and the king of Prussia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Judge me, then, venerable father," interrupted I—"judge me according as the conventual law directs. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z At the period, the beginning of the sixteenth century, when this dainty scheme was painted, great licence and irregularities prevailed in some of these conventual establishments. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z There are also signs that in normal times he was exercising an effect on the organization of conventual activity. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z Its conventual discipline was dear to him, and oftener than of his birthplace at the foot of Mt. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z This, I believe, was the conventual church of the Franciscan Friars that are described as having occupied the eastern suburb of the town. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z Or, when adorned with the infula and crosier, in all thy conventual dignity, did his image never wake within thee a longing desire to return into the world? The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z Adjoining it on the east, conventual buildings and the Palace of the Archbishop occupy the angle of the Piazza. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The Convent, he adds, is to receive with due honour a relation of the Bishop of Lincoln, remembering that his lordship has always been gracious to them in matters of conventual concern. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z Leaning unsteadily against the garden railings, as if for support, stood a figure clothed in black conventual garb. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z I looked her boldly in the face, and, in the conventual manner, gave her my blessing. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z The old regulations of the conventual life remained unbroken, and I was allowed to take my place, on an equal footing with the brethren, as formerly. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z In the sixteenth century Vasari altered the interior and took away the marble screen that divided the conventual from the public part of the church. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Nine of the younger nuns have come to the determination, if possible, to give up the conventual life, with its round of superstitious observances. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z How the conventual habit, albeit the material had been lightened to accord with local conditions, must have weighed them down. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z My residence at the commercial town of Frankenburg had done much to rub off the rust of my conventual habits. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z The Peruvians possessed a fully developed conventual system. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru 2011-06-13T02:00:26.863Z Glimpses of delicious walled-in gardens and old conventual courtyards nestling behind high walls break the colour of our brown mat with relieving patches of green. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z A monastery had once stood on the site of it, but all trace of the ancient conventual buildings had long since disappeared. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z The sober, almost conventual gray of her gown, the primly folded kerchief at her throat, the billows of lace around the graceful arm formed an exquisite note of tender colour against that glaring geranium red. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z According to conventual rules, he now walked about softly, and with clasped hands, in an attitude of constant devotion. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Lastly, among the undoubted chiefs of song, must be mentioned Miss Rossetti, with whose tender, remorseful, almost conventual outlook Mr. Gosse has no common fibre. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Nothing befalls her, and her life is good for nothing, except that she exhales the odor of conventual sanctity and dies. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z He had been on the eve of marriage with her, when she had thought herself suddenly seized by a conventual vocation, had taken the veil, and he had never seen her since. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z It possesses in all over 160 of these, those illustrating conventual life in the second part of the book being much the most interesting. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z Indeed, without any pretence, I was, for a long time, extremely ill, and this too for several weeks after I had again resumed the ordinary conventual mode of life. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z The poor bewildered spirit pined for the shadowy aisles of some conventual sanctuary, the low and solemn music, the glimmering shrines, the dreamy exaltation and rapture, the separation from a hard commonplace world. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The brethren in their conventual dress, and all the Emperor’s household clad in deep mourning, gathered round a huge catafalque, shrouded also in black, which had been raised in the centre of the chapel. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Off they go at score, subsidizing renegade vagabonds of our Church to abuse us, raking up bad stories of conventual life, and attacking the confessional. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The courtyard is set about with green shrubs, and a lofty brick tower, pierced with little arched windows and mullioned with tiny columns, rises skyward in true conventual fashion. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z She had by this means long since anticipated that the situation of a lay brother would not satisfy my wishes, but that I would make choice of the conventual life. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Her costume was of almost exaggerated simplicity, and quite conventual in its cut and fashion. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Most of the rest of her life was spent in convents or in almost conventual seclusion. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z She was twenty-six before she was allowed to become a professed religious—according to conventual standards, no longer a very young woman. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z As long as the conventual system lasted the only schools for girls in England were the convent schools where, says Robert Aske, 'the daughters of gentlemen were brought up in virtue.' Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z In conformity with my mother's last letter, I assumed the conventual name of Medardus. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z "And you think this young girl, who, as I hear, has been brought up in a nunnery on the strictest conventual principles, will lend herself to be a go-between?" he asked. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Let us step over from the cathedral, to the conventual portion of the massive block. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z A singularly tolerant mother, and later, life in a little conventual world which had its own standards and viewpoints, had sheltered her from much of the contagion of current opinion. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z It rests upon the site of the conventual church of the monastery founded by Osric. Cathedral Cities of England In the English conventual cathedral establishments, as Canterbury, Norwich, Ely, &c., the archbishops or bishops held the abbot's place, the immediate governor of the monastery being called a prior. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide To make his chamber as comfortable as conventual austerity would permit, Luis Quixada had hung it with some tapestry which remained in the meagre imperial wardrobe. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 After returning the commission, it only remained as delicately as possible to impart the disastrous news of the coming dissolution of monasteries and the date of the assumption of all conventual property by the State. The Firebrand It is intended to show the superiority of a domestic training for girls over a conventual one. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern It was the favourite and most honourable employment of ecclesiastical wealth, to erect, to enlarge, to repair, to decorate cathedral and conventual churches. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Within the conventual buildings are four halls formerly used for the reception of the priors of the various branch houses in France, Italy, Burgundy and Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Having become a Franciscan, in his conventual calling he was living far away from his native soil, at St. Anthony's monastery in Louvain. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII And as for Concha, nothing could have been more nunlike and conventual than the expression with which she listened. The Firebrand This may be a “conventual” chapter of the monks of a particular monastery, “provincial” of the members of the order in a province, or “general” of the whole order. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Catherine possessed several good qualities, but had been brought up in a conventual seclusion and was scarcely a wife Charles would have chosen for himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The Parish and the Tithe.—The conversion of England in the 7th century was effected by bishops, accompanied by itinerant priests, who made use of conventual houses as the centres of their work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" It has a pleasant, elevated site, a considerable agricultural trade, and a famous manufacture of lace, which is carried on in various conventual establishments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The conventual buildings are scanty, including little more than a Perpendicular gateway and refectory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" These screens served the purpose, in collegiate and conventual churches, of cutting off the space reserved for the services conducted for and by the members of the chapter or community. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Of more interest are the letters, nearly four hundred in number, and addressed to kings, popes, cardinals, bishops, conventual bodies, political corporations and private individuals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The powerful story of La Religieuse, 1760, was the boldest attack which, since the Reformation and the licence of Latin writing, had been made on the drawbacks and dangers of conventual life. A Short History of French Literature The Corps de Ballet had the engulfing character of conventual vows. Carnival The system of these schools was to some extent conventual, and reverence for religion was instilled as an integral portion of the system. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) Her wise management, as wife and mother, seems phenomenal when we remember how suddenly she was transplanted from conventual to secular life, but no healthy young tree ever better stood removal from shade to sunlight. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) It was not the conventual life which weighed on Helene, but that which she had left outside the walls. Peasant Tales of Russia In 1714 she abandoned her conventual life and went to Paris, where she rose to influence as the mistress of Cardinal Dubois and of the regent, the Duke of Orl�ans. Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) For the rest," he said, "I should recommend you to abandon all ideas of conventual life, which is quite unsuited to a person of your nervous, excitable nature. Black Diamonds When the young girl had emerged from the conventual school she took her place in society as one of its rightful factors. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) Neither monk nor nun ventured to go abroad in the conventual garb. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Finally I exact it as an act of obedience, as part of your conventual service. Peasant Tales of Russia Weary of the conventual yoke, he had left his order, and at the beginning of the Revolution was the vicar-general of the diocese of Arras. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty "Do you not see, countess, that there is a vocation for you besides that of conventual life?" Black Diamonds Their life was strictly conventual; no one but the Inca himself, or his queen, could enter the consecrated precincts without having duties to call them thither. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) The monks in their conventual dresses, and all the emperor's household, clad in deep mourning, gathered round a huge catafalque, shrouded also in black, which had been raised in the centre of the chapel. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 It was almost conventual in strictness; and even to the uniform dress worn by the pupils there was much that recalled the nunnery. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The strict conventual order suffered no bird, lest the sweet song of the nightingale might disturb the pious souls in their devotions. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) The conventual orders, in common with the rest of the nation, had become burdened with debt through the wars at home and abroad. Women of England Here a Sister clad in conventual garb came to inquire his business. A Life Sentence A Novel Churches, as the outcome of the organization of the Catholic Church, are divided into classes as “cathedral,” “conventual” and “collegiate,” “parochial” and “district” churches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Whether she had really resolved before on the conventual life, or whether she feared to separate the two friends, no one knew. An Isle in the Water To afford medical assistance to the sick, was, perhaps, the most useful practice of conventual life, and the monks had always among them practitioners of the healing art, more or less skillful. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. One of the best phases of conventual charity was its influence in developing the benevolent tendencies of women of position and means. Women of England The north transept also retains Norman work, and its size shows the original plan, as the existence of the conventual buildings to the north probably rendered its extension undesirable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" A stranger visiting the Fort of Quebec would have been astonished at its air of conventual decorum. Famous Firesides of French Canada He held several conventual posts in his order there, among them that of provincial. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. The use of the whip as a form of religious discipline had always played a part in conventual and monastic life. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development They are usually attributed to the mendicant and wandering monks, and they undoubtedly reflect the licentiousness which at one time pervaded the monastic and conventual establishments. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them Of the conventual buildings the cloisters are Perpendicular. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Fra Giovanni being then established there as "conventual brother," took young Marone and taught him, seeing that he had both liking and talent for the work, so that he soon became a clever workman. Intarsia and Marquetry This part of the church has, however, been exposed to considerable injury, owing to its having joined the conventual buildings. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy Her dress is of almost conventual simplicity; the colors rich, but sober; the style flowing and mediæval. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Probably in the monastic and conventual life of the severer orders there was an approximation to a punctual observance of the hours as they successively arrived. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer Cell-like it was, in its monastic or conventual bareness. Amaryllis at the Fair Some of them show the conventual buildings as they were at the beginning of the 16th century. Intarsia and Marquetry Left to herself, Martha began seriously to reflect on the unpleasantness of her situation; the threat of a conventual seclusion sounded harshly to her ear. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. That comes from a Greek word πόλις, a city, so I suppose in the country they are too conventual. Love and Lucy On the other side is the little river, with the conventual buildings carried across it in more than one place, the water flowing through a vaulted tunnel. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Her air of well-bred and conventual calm never had been known to desert her; and her high, light, colorless soprano had something in it of the sexless timbre of the boy chorister. Melomaniacs The bare room no longer seemed conventual now that its unaccustomed air was stirred by the movement of her fan and tainted by the faint scent of her violet powder. Olive in Italy Others repaired conventual edifices at their own expense, or enlarged them by making extensive wings or other additions, in which there was always a profuse display of marble, bronze, and other precious p. 57materials. Roman Catholicism in Spain The kirk is, as at Melrose, within the walls of a conventual church; but the ruin is much less beautiful, and the church a very neat one. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 In Fitzstephen's time there were no less than one hundred and twenty-six parish churches, besides thirteen great conventual churches. Memorials of Old London Volume I The number of the girls receiving education at the communal and conventual schools in Corsica is very disproportionate to that of the boys. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. It is highly probable that there was once a central tower, an almost invariable accompaniment of a Norman conventual church. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch In 1817, however, it was in high repute among conventual educational establishments. Famous Women: George Sand Our dietary is according to the ancient conventual rules. The Brothers Karamazov All the conventual buildings, and everything outside the actual walls of the church had been alienated, and, to a great extent, destroyed, and of the church itself but a battered torso remained. Memorials of Old London Volume I The best and the only respectable schools for daughters that we have in the country are the conventual schools taught by women consecrated to God, and specially devoted to the work of education. Public School Education A glance backward as they walked out from its walls showed its architecture purely of the conventual style; windows with pointed arches, the larger ones heavy mullioned, and a campanile upon the roof. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley He says, first of all, that the City contained thirteen larger conventual churches and a hundred and twenty-six parish churches. The History of London Their condition was one of pure slavery—the monks being their masters, and very often hard taskmasters they proved themselves—living in fine conventual style upon the sweat and labour of their brown-skinned converts. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt The second relates to ecclesiastical elections, which are enjoined to be made hereafter in strict accordance with the canons, by the cathedral, collegiate, and conventual chapters. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 It is distinguished for the number of its churches and conventual establishments, although the latter have been closed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" There was little or no communication between the nun and Mrs. Comerford, who had quarrelled with her over her choice of a conventual life long ago. Love of Brothers The vengeance of the conventual discipline is terrible on those who sin! Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf For awhile it seemed as though conventual life was about to exercise a strange fascination over her. Political Women, Vol. 1 Behind the throne is what appears to be a conventual building of rather singular appearance, with round, square, and octagon towers, and surrounded by a battlemented wall. Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In a very large proportion, forced marriages, proposed and escaped from, supply the plot; in not a few, forced "vocations" to the conventual life. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Lima is overrun with monks, lay and conventual. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests “To embrace a conventual existence!” almost shrieked the wretched girl. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Anne Geneviève would not consort with worldlings, persisted in her distaste for mundane pleasures, and continued to cherish persistently her desire for conventual seclusion. Political Women, Vol. 1 The conventual buildings had been repaired, and the church kept in good preservation. Pascal We must begin by examining, in some detail, the expressions used to denote furniture in the various documents that deal with conventual libraries. The Care of Books And above and through all this ran the note of almost ascetic cleanliness, a purity fairly conventual. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty Let us follow him as he conducts a friend over a church and conventual establishment in course of construction. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 The conventual church has left no wrack behind. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England For two weeks in the year, he explained, each member was cast out of the conventual buildings upon the world. Chimney-Pot Papers These conventual libraries were usually built over some existing building, or over the cloister. The Care of Books At first they were subject to the general of the conventual Franciscans, not obtaining exemption from this obedience until 1617. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century We mounted up from garden to garden until we came to a large terrace full of flowers, which surrounded the conventual buildings and commanded a magnificent view of the lake. A Queen's Error The abbess received them with conventual greetings, to which the Devil answered in a similar tone. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom They were not buttressed originally, like the similarly situated walls on the other side of the church, probably because they had the cloister and other conventual buildings to support and shelter them. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See The conventual buildings, like most French conventual buildings, have been rebuilt in an incongruous style, and now serve for the various public purposes of the local administration. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine His novel La Religieuse—influenced to some extent by Richardson, whom he superstitiously admired—is a repulsive exposure of conventual life as it appeared to him, and of its moral disorder. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. In addition to all this excellent work, Bishop de Rupibus built a chapel for the parishioners, the conventual church being reserved for the Prior and monks. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See It therefore split into "conventuals," who conformed to the methods of conventual life, and the "spirituals," who clung to the doctrines and rules of the founder. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals A great deal of work was done about that time to the conventual buildings by different priors and monks. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See And Durtal took notice of the ingenious system of conventual prayers: after the prayers purely vocal like these, came mental prayer, personal petitions, stimulated and set a-going by the very machine of paternosters. En Route "Prayers are good, but there must be work, as well," said Madame Hébert, who had been brought up a Huguenot, and who thought conventual life a great waste. A Little Girl in Old Quebec We can picture to ourselves Diemudis in her conventual dress, seated in the scriptorium, with her materials for chirography. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 He made it a mendicant order in order to preserve it from the corruptions to 624which the conventual life was exposed. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The Prioress of Kennington, as I have just described her, is a specimen of nearly all the prioresses and other conventual authorities of her day. Mistress Margery We can easily understand, then, why such donations were regarded as most precious presents, and chronicled in the conventual records as events of high importance. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing If these are conventual manners, I hope that Clara may not adopt them. Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times There are in England many churches larger than that of Saint Sepulchre, and fault has been found with its proportions, because the roof is lower than in some other conventual buildings of its size. The Nebuly Coat The conventual church, of course, would not need a font. Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda His word was paramount in his parish, and in his residence he dispensed with that stern severity of conventual discipline to which he had been accustomed in the Peninsula. The Philippine Islands Wealth flowed to a conventual treasury or a cathedral chapter where were deposited fragments of the martyred dead endowed with miraculous puissance. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing It was a dark, red brick, sombre pile, and the additions lately made to it had given it a thoroughly conventual appearance. Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times On the next day, the sixteenth of September, the same assemblage was again gathered in the conventual refectory of Poissy, to hear the reply of the Cardinal of Lorraine. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 The access to the cloisters is through the conventual building, now a private house and garden, the proprietor kindly granting us permission. Brittany & Its Byways The Progressists, therefore, who combated ecclesiastical preponderance in the Philippines, demanded the retirement of the friars to conventual reclusion or missions, and the appointment of clérigos, or secular clergymen to the vicarages and curacies. The Philippine Islands The old conventual church had been demolished, the Priory buildings had been converted into residences, and the land near the Shoreditch highway had been built up with numerous houses. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The South Side.—This side has a blank appearance owing to the total disappearance of the claustral and conventual buildings, all of which were "deemed to be superfluous." Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire Prior to the Reformation the monastery consisted of a church, the cloister and conventual buildings. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Consider well, however, that the mother is now one of the most rigid of Catholics; I learn that she is even thinking of conventual life. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 She was a beautiful woman of simple tastes, and yearned for a life of conventual seclusion as she received the homage of Corneille or visited the salon of the brilliant wit, Julie de Rambouillet. Heroes of Modern Europe Ely thus became a cathedral—of the kind that was called conventual cathedrals. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See The central boss of the lantern groining is a half-length figure of Christ in glory, considerably above life size, and with the conventual clouding around it; it is boldly carved in oak. Ely Cathedral We are only able," says Dr. Cameron Lees, "to conjecture what was the position of the conventual buildings. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Its castle, a building of a heavy conventual style of architecture, and standing on a fortified terrace, formerly belonged to the Prince de Soubisc, but is now converted, as we were informed, into a prison. Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 Can they be multiplied without danger of introducing into Protestant communions the evils of the conventual life? Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America Those that were once conventual churches had no deans or canons till Henry VIII. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See Although departed from in many instances, it throws a curious light on the king's intentions to keep up some semblance of a conventual institution with an active educational purpose. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See The conventual buildings have been almost entirely demolished, but the church is complete, although the roof is gone, and the walls are much damaged. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys As the side of the nave was covered by the conventual buildings it was of plainer character than the north, and had no buttresses between the windows. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See Sisterhoods, again, differ among themselves, some being strongly conventual in their life and practice, adopting the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and a few even advocating penance and confession. Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America “Speedily these corporations spread through France, England, and Germany, where they were employed almost exclusively by the religious Orders, in building their churches and conventual buildings.” Illuminated Manuscripts Cadiz is the see of a bishop, who is suffragan to the archbishop of Seville, but its chief conventual and monastic institutions have been suppressed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The conventual and other buildings attached to the Cathedral have been recently excavated at the expense of the late Marquis of Bute, and considerable remains of the foundations disclosed to view. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Any extension of the cathedral on the south was prevented by the presence of the conventual buildings: therefore the north choir-aisle was thrown into the choir, and a new one added northward of the former. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See Q. What distinction occurs in the construction of the small country churches of this style, and the larger buildings of conventual foundation? The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. His bias is always against religious orders, and, consequently, he favours the suppression of almost every conventual establishment. Mediaeval Socialism Here a certain number were always on duty, and men living there practiced the stern severity of conventual discipline. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Of the conventual buildings erected by Bishop Robert nothing remains. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys When he entered, he noticed that all the hangings of the room and the dresses of the inmates were of the dark hues of conventual life. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan The chapter house and cloisters we still find remaining as adjuncts to most cathedral churches, though the conventual buildings of a domestic nature, with which the cloisters formerly also communicated, have generally been destroyed. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. She desired to take the conventual vows; but he restrained her a long time. The Friendships of Women She points out the mischievous foibles, the little meannesses, the spirit of cantankerousness and strife, which long experience of the cloister had shown her were the besetting sins of the conventual life. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings They consist of spinsters or widows, who, though bound by a few conventual oaths during their connection with the society, may return to the world. Bruges and West Flanders In the bare, conventual parlor, with high walls that echoed resoundingly and boards that smelt of soap, they met once more face to face and alone. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Yet she kept her peace; not daring to tell her mind to any, and nourishing all the more strongly, because in silence, the characteristics which destroyed the charm of a conventual life. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 Some of the conditions for friendship between women are furnished in a high degree in the secluded intimacy of conventual life, with its stimulus of solitude and religious romance. The Friendships of Women On arriving at the Philippines he was given the office of conventual procurator; and later was missionary among the Zambales. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The Abbaye aux Dames is built on high ground at the opposite side of the town, and is surrounded by conventual buildings of modern date. Normandy Picturesque It was as if every nurse had in some rather high and special way dedicated herself—as nuns might to the conventual life, or sisters of charity to the service of the poor. The Tin Soldier They were distinguished from the secular and religious clergy, inasmuch as they had taken no orders, or only minor orders, held no benefice or cure, and had entered into no conventual community. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse The richly cultivated old conventual gardens had supplied the Queen with some famous pears, and, in the fulness of her approval of the fruit, she had added them to the City arms. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 He was a conventual in that convent, virtuous, an excellent preacher, and very zealous for that convent; he was a native of Sevilla. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century In brilliant contrast in another quarter, adjoining the city, is the great abbey church of St. Mary, crowned by a lofty and magnificent spire rising above the equally fine conventual buildings. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century The name of "Observance" was given to those conventual establishments where the rules of monastic life were scrupulously observed, however rigorous they might be. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) The official records, however, show that the College at that very time had sunk into a convent and conventual school. Practical Essays Day was dawning; and the Cavaliers, as they entered the old conventual tenement, and saw the sunbeams on its walls, perceived their peril. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 The young girl, who had been destined for conventual life, studied so hard that she became ill, and her father, a magistrate of Sinigaglia, was obliged to take her home. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag Benedictine abbeys usually conformed to a common scheme as regards the planning of the church and the conventual buildings. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century Anselm at once declared her free from conventual bonds, and the shout of the English multitude when he set the crown on Matilda's brow drowned the murmur of Churchman or of baron. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Within two centuries, no less than thirty kings and queens are recorded to have embraced a conventual life: and far more probably did so, but were passed over in silence. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Upon his arrival at the islands, he became a conventual at Lubao. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. "He was not called by God to conventual life; . . . he was driven by despair, rather than the love of higher perfection, into a religious career." Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation The cloisters were only one of the courts or open squares, which separated groups of conventual buildings. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century Cupid has doffed his bow and arrows and donned the conventual cowl. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Faith in the value of conventual life for women had passed; industrial changes had transformed their homes so that the endless spinning, weaving, sewing and knitting were no longer there, even to be supervised. Woman in Modern Society Occasionally her activities shocked Manuel, who held to the ancient view that maidens should come to matrimony with the innocence born of conventual ignorance. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today Behind them, on the right, half hidden by trees, lay the desecrated and despoiled conventual church. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Here, then, the conventual spirit has been in injurious operation;—no less so on other points. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends But the conventual church itself, which exceeded many cathedrals in extent, has been levelled nearly to the foundation. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 From that point of view conventual life might be bad for him. The Cathedral A considerable portion—indeed, by far the most considerable portion—of conventual wealth, consisted in the sacred vessels and ornaments. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 On the side of the Abbey, the most conspicuous objects were the great north-eastern gateway, with the ruined conventual church. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest The conventual and monastic origin of all systems of education has had a very injurious influence, on that of women especially, because the conventual spirit has been longer retained in it. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends In the conventual atmosphere in which Angela lived the biting scandals and malicious gossip of the worldly old woman always produced upon Laura an impression of mere vulgar insincerity. The Wheel of Life He assured himself that, in default of a really conventual life, he might perhaps achieve an illusory imitation of it by avoiding the turmoil of Paris and burying himself in a hole. The Cathedral There are in Ireland about two hundred conventual establishments. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 While thus conversing, they gradually strayed away from the cherry-tree, and taking a winding path leading in that direction, entered the conventual church, about the middle of the south aisle. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest The conventual spirit has survived conventual institutions,—in the department of female education especially. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends To pass from the breathless energy of modern New York into this quiet conventual atmosphere was like crossing by a single step the division between two opposing civilisations. The Wheel of Life Jeanne spent her days on the high roads, running from one monastery to another, and toil as she would to dig up the conventual soil, nothing would grow. The Cathedral A great fraternity of monks proposed to relax the conventual discipline, by allowing greater liberty in taking food, in drinking intoxicating liquor, and taking gold and silver if offered in alms. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology What took them towards the conventual church they could not say. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest And yet the conventual prejudice which banishes its name subsists still. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends Any lingering notion of the conventual character of the place was dispelled by the assistant's hurrying to say, "And when we can get the poor things well married, we are glad to do so." Italian Journeys She was quite as thin as Kitty, but much taller and more largely built; and, beside the elaborate elegance of Kitty's mourning, Alice's black veil and dress had a severe, conventual air. The Marriage of William Ashe In the year 1528, James V. added a palace to the conventual buildings. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 479, March 5, 1831 Vesper or matin-song resound not as of old within the fine conventual church. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest This conventual association consisted of sixty nuns, the abbess, thirteen priests, four deacons, and eight lay brethren; the whole thus corresponding, in point of number, with the Apostles and seventy-two disciples of Christ. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 There are numbers of daughters in large families kept in conventual bondage by a father or brother or their own timidity. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs Though it has not witnessed the beginnings of the conventual life, the early struggles, nor the palmy days of monasticism, it forms a connecting link between the dim past and this present time. Evesham To those who have had but little opportunity to examine the inner workings of the Catholic Church the subject of the conventual life has always been something of a puzzle. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 Richard at once recognised the phantom he had seen in the banquet-hall at the Abbey, and had afterwards so rashly followed to the conventual church. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Of an ardent, poetic temperament, he entered the Dominican order in Naples at the early age of sixteen, doubtless attracted to conventual life by the opportunities of study it offered to an eager intellect. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 In the civil wars, the Lady Chapel and several conventual buildings were pulled down and the materials sold. Rides on Railways A conventual rigor, which was never relaxed, gave to this haven a special place in the thoughts and history of the Catholic world. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Of course, the greater portion of the conventual libraries was theological. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 The greater part of the conventual edifice still exists, but it has no kind of architectural value. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 This part of the church has, however, been exposed to considerable injury, owing to its having joined the conventual buildings, which were destroyed at the revolution. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 Six churches still remain of the fifteen which, beside many conventual buildings, formerly adorned it. Rides on Railways The concealment of this natural adornment gave to her countenance a sort of conventual severity; but its features were grave and noble. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 The Camaldolese, like other Carthusians, are properly hermits, that is to say, their life is not conventual, but eremitical. What I Remember, Volume 2 It retains its chapel and one or two other relics of its early conventual days. Somerset Few among the cathedrals or the great conventual churches, in this country, are without them. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 It was built after the manner of conventual buildings generally,—in a hollow square, with a cloistered walk around the inside looking upon a garden. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator This library, together with that of the Dominicans, and the respective episcopal and conventual archives were burned by the Hollanders during the siege of San Juan in 1625. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation The suggestion is there made that the "conventual system" prevailing in some girls' boarding-schools should be changed by having Headmasters instead of Headmistresses. Women Workers in Seven Professions The prior's lodging, and the conventual barn and dovecot, may still be seen in a yard on the N. side of the church. Somerset Hence it escaped the general destruction which fell upon the conventual churches of Rouen, at the time of the revolution; though, during the violence of the storm, it was despoiled and desecrated. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 I do not hold with Saint Bernard, who, in his zeal for a conventual life, seemed to see no other way of serving God but for all men and women to become monks and nuns. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 The sun struck on one angle of the garden, leaving the rest in cool green shade, a conventual twilight. The Shadow of the Cathedral Each langue had its own quarters at the Convent known as the "Auberge," presided over by a "conventual bailiff," who in all matters was the head of the langue. Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 Note, in passing, the corbels with conventual figures. Somerset Lady Annabel felt not a little surprised; but the idea immediately occurred to her that it was some conventual memorial appealing to her charity. Venetia It is a plain, open, and partly decayed sarcophagus, with withered leaves in it, in a wild and desolate conventual garden—once a cemetery, now ruined to the very graves. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 Give a girl good looks, and good sense, and good health, and she is sure to wish to be some man's wife,—unless she be deterred by some conventual superstition.' John Caldigate Each conventual bailiff had an important office in the hierarchy of the Order which was permanently appurtenant to the headship of that langue. Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 The larger part of the conventual church is now destroyed, but the north aisle is used as the Parish Church of Crowland. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association Never leaning back—oh, no! always straight and stiff, as if the conventual back board were there within call. Balcony Stories The picture would be unjust to truth, did we not recognize, what, from our knowledge of human nature, we must expect, a conventual life of far less elevated and refined order. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 All that remains of the conventual buildings are a columbarium or stone dove-cote on a hillock just outside the town and the Abbey Court-house on the south side of High Street. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter These Grand Priors and Bailiffs of each langue, as well as its conventual bailiff, were all Knights Grand Cross, and, as such, entitled to seats in the Chapter-General of the Order. Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 This church stands on the site of the old conventual church, on the spot where once stood the Roman temple of Minerva. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association The gentle, self-sacrificing conduct of the nuns had destroyed the effect of the prejudicial stories I had heard against conventual life. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate He would not forfeit his conventual honor, or bring a stain on his order, or, least of all, expose himself to the scoffing eye of a triumphant enemy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 The church was both conventual and parochial; the nave, as usual in such cases, being the people's portion. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter The Ordinary Council consisted of the Grand Master, the conventual bailiffs, together with any Grand Cross residing at the Convent. Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 Under what was the refectory of the conventual buildings, one may find the crypt in a very good state of preservation. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association Unhappily, there are few souls so humble, so conventual as that. Essays in Rebellion She, however, had retained enough of conventual teaching to understand well that according to white men’s laws she was going to be Almayer’s companion and not his slave, and promised to herself to act accordingly. Almayer's Folly: a story of an Eastern river Nothing remains of the conventual buildings but a few scanty patches of masonry. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter If their decision was not accepted a final Court of Appeal, called the Bailiffs' Égard, was formed by the addition of the conventual bailiffs, or, if absent, their lieutenants, and their decision was final. Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 In her uneasiness she appealed to Father Certificatus, the conventual confessor. Ginx's Baby: his birth and other misfortunes; a satire Though the wish was not gratified, she lived from that time in a retirement almost conventual, avoiding all society and devoting herself entirely to the study of mathematics. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Of the church and conventual buildings only a few fragments remain to tell us that this secluded spot by the Derwent must have possessed one of the most stately monasteries in Yorkshire. Yorkshire The monks' refectory, all that remains of the conventual buildings, indicates the former splendour of the establishment. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter You may see pass before you now all the members of these different conventual orders that there are in Rome, and have an admirable opportunity to study their physiognomies in mass. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 I told him how happily your simple soul has accommodated itself to an almost conventual seclusion, and a very inferior style of living—whereupon he smiled his rapture, and praised you to the skies. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger A second smaller dormitory runs from east to west for the accommodation of the conventual officers, who were bound to sleep in the dormitory. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Both transepts and the chancel appear to have been destroyed with the conventual buildings, and the present chancel is merely a portion of the nave separated with screens. Yorkshire Of the conventual buildings nothing remains, but a few fragments of the succeeding mansion of the Pauletts are now incorporated in a neighbouring farmhouse. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Much as I dislike the conventual creed, I should be sorry to see the costume disappear. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 Thus, by a rare breach of conventual discipline, Angela was allowed to receive her guests alone. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger To the east of the church stands a group of buildings comprising two miniature conventual establishments, each complete in itself. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The prevailing sin in a convent generally seems to be pride; "The pride that apes humility;" and it is perhaps nearly inseparable from the conventual state. Life in Mexico Henry VIII. stripped our cathedrals and conventual churches of almost all that was valuable, and the unscrupulous commissioners of Edward VI. performed a like office for our parish churches and chantries. English Villages I have indisputably seen a something, more than once; and to me its conventual weeds were a strange sight, saying more than they can do to any other living being. Villette Will it be believed, at Nant, in that conventual establishment I have before described, there was absolutely no lavatory for the children at all? The Roof of France The guest-houses adjoin the entrance gateway, to which a chapel was annexed on the south side of the conventual area. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The monastic vows were poverty, or the renunciation of property; celibacy, or abstinence from marriage; and obedience to the conventual superior. Outline of Universal History The Normans introduced stone coffins for the sepulchre of their great men, many of which may be seen in our cathedrals and old conventual churches. English Villages For single, middle-class women here was a refuge answering to the conventual boarding house of the upper classes. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne The conventual buildings were now visible on the top of the neighbouring hill, with the church spire higher against the sky than all the rest. Two Summers in Guyenne In conventual cathedrals, where the bishop occupied the place of the abbot, the functions usually devolving on the superior of the monastery were performed by a prior. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The great merit of these paintings is that they were the first, or among the first, to introduce the actual into the world of conventional and conventual art. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics She has no vocation for the conventual life and—I was beginning to become anxious. The Shadow of the East They have heard of his violent behaviour in conventual establishments before. The Virginians Of the old abbey little remains; but there is a cavern, formerly in communication with the conventual buildings, which contains sculptures cut upon the rock in relief, which are a great curiosity to ecclesiologists. Two Summers in Guyenne A curious bird's-eye view of Canterbury Cathedral and its annexed conventual buildings, taken about 1165, is preserved in the Great Psalter in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 In the nunneries and conventual schools in the United States there is a sort of fairy land, talked about by the nuns to the elder girls. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published The conventual system was to him a survival of medievalism, a relic of the dark ages; the last refuge of the shirkers of the world. The Shadow of the East The plain perpendicular of the so mildly conventual fronts, masking blest seraglios of culture and leisure, irritates the imagination scarce less than the harem-walls of Eastern towns. A Passionate Pilgrim Her dark serge dress with its white turn-down collar and armlets—worn these last for the sake of her embroidery work—gave her a dedicated conventual look. The History of David Grieve In the centre of this court stands the catholicon or conventual church, a square building with an apse of the cruciform domical Byzantine type, approached by a domed narthex. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 She listened impassively, standing before him in the black robes and conventual coif which his tyranny had imposed upon her. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series She made a dozen sketches in water-colours after her conventual pattern; but sentimentally, as one may say, she was for ever sketching with a freer hand. Madame De Mauves They have numerous and wealthy conventual establishments, both at Quebec and Montreal, and several Jesuit and other seminaries. The Englishwoman in America This provided a rather superior class of women as organizers and directors, and a conventual life continued, throughout the entire Middle Ages, to attract an excellent class of women. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization This was the case in all the English conventual cathedrals, e.g. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He had devised a plan, primarily inspired by the ardent nature of the Princess Anne and her impatience of the conventual life. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Jealousy between the conventual and the parochial clergy had been of long standing: it had been based upon the exemption of monks from the jurisdiction of the local Church. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 The instruction of Catholic children was in the hands of the clergy, and it may be that in some of the conventual schools a certain number were admitted free of expense or at reduced rates. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present This will be understood when it is remembered that a conventual life offered to women of intellectual ability and scholarly tastes the one opportunity for an education and a life of learning. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization No conventual gloom was ever deeper than the gloom of Fellside. Phantom Fortune, a Novel Brought up amid all the austerity and fanaticism of the Spanish Court, Eleanora de Toledo viewed woman's early life from the conventual point of view. The Tragedies of the Medici Before it, dimly seen, two nuns knelt, types of conventual piety, absorbed in spiritual contemplation amid the tumult of the world's invasion of their sanctuary. Hyacinth Before she took off her little conventual robe, Elizabeth went to the village to visit all her poor. Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories No conventual porter could keep his keys better than this custos with the "lidless eyes." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Considering the date of his birth, 1387, and his conventual life, he was hardly less wonderful than his wonderful epoch. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 Nevertheless, the lovers were parted, and Giulia was confined in the conventual fortress, and carefully guarded. The Tragedies of the Medici The conventual aspect of her attire was added to by this large black hood, which was her constant wear, and is seen in her portraits. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Amidst her noble and elegant manners, there is now and then a little touch of bashfulness and conventual rusticity, if I may call it so, that makes her quite enchanting. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 She was now fairly committed to the conventual life, her enthusiasm was kept within prescribed bounds, and she was no longer mistress of her own movements. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century The monk, supported by his conventual brethren, and a throng of cavaliers and more humble followers, who sought redemption under the banner of the church, was enabled to make good his word. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 When he had further pronounced her degradation from all her conventual dignities, she was to be put in fetters and carried to the witches' tower at Saatzig. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 During this time, sister Ursula, to give her for the last time her conventual name, exchanged her stole, or loose upper garment, for the more succinct cloak and hood of a horseman. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Such ruffling of the peace and quiet of conventual life was, there is reason to believe, not uncommon. The Coming of the Friars The cabin assigned to the Sisters in the 'St. Joseph' was transformed into a miniature monastery, where the conventual exercises were daily gone through with admirable fervour and regularity. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation You need not fear, my brother, that your zeal for restoring the primitive discipline of the church will, on this occasion, be offended with the rich profusion of a conventual banquet. The Abbot In his conventual throne he will be but coldly looked on—disliked, it may be, and envied. The Monastery We at last arrived at Diman, the summer residence of the Patriarch, a conventual yet fortress-like building on an eminence commanding a view of the whole of his jurisdiction. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II When Merton started his college at Oxford, he made it plain by his statutes that he did not intend to found a society after the old conventual type, but to enter upon a new departure. The Coming of the Friars One must imagine the pathetic effect of their former silent pointings to this and that conventual treasure under stress of the feeling that such pointings were narrowly numbered. Italian Hours He showed her the plan of the old conventual buildings, and she began to unravel the labyrinth through which she had been hurried. The Pillars of the House, V1 He turned with conventual reverence to the Lord Abbot; and as they stood together, it was scarce possible to see a more complete difference of form and expression. The Monastery In a late number of "The American and Foreign Christian Union," we find the following account of conventual life from a report of a Missionary in Chile, South America. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal On the suppression of conventual establishments, it would have fared badly with the deserving poor in London had not the Corporation stepped forward to help them. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges And Cecily, in her low conventual chant, sang, almost under her breath, the noonday Latin hymn, the words of which, long familiar to Lucy, had never as yet so come home to her. The Chaplet of Pearls There are some dilapidated remains of conventual buildings on the southern side of the church, mean, and of a date some thousand years subsequent to that of the Basilica. A Siren He immediately began to alter and adapt the conventual's buildings at Wilton to a mansion suited to his rank and station. The Natural History of Wiltshire He had been for seventeen years resident in different cloisters of his order, as sick-nurse, alms gatherer, student, and physician, and knew the conventual life out and out. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal In old English country-houses, which have formerly been conventual buildings, the gothic style may be, with great propriety, introduced. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 The Society might not undertake the direction of a community of women, even though these were not leading a thoroughly conventual life. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries He came forth well fitted by conventual influences to play upon men as he was played upon. Giordano Bruno He came forth well-fitted by conventual influences to play upon men as he had been played upon. Gaston de Latour; an unfinished romance We have given enough, of his history to prove that conventual establishments are at this moment what they ever have been—dangerous alike to liberty and life. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal He was buried in the conventual church of Saint Mark, in the hood and white frock of the Dominican order. The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry They lived in conventual discipline, but were allowed to marry; they practised flagellation and fasting, and prayed at regular hours. Atlantis : the antediluvian world "Is she a nun?" asked Lord Milford, "for her vestments had a conventual air." Sybil, or the Two Nations It is a something between the conventual strictness of Al-Islam and the liberty, or rather licence, of the "Anglo-Saxon" and the "Anglo-American." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 How many conventual establishments there are now in the nation, few Protestants, it is believed, know. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal They were both tall men, and they stood with their cowls over their tonsures, in the conventual attitude, their hands tucked away into the ample sleeves of their brown habits. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza The service commenced; and fortunately, thanks to Thekla's conventual education, she was awed into silence and decorum by the sound of Latin and the sight of an abbot. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest I stayed twenty minutes with Pansy; she has a charming little room, not in the least conventual, with a piano and flowers. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 She made Isabel a little conventual curtsey and then came to be kissed. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 Christian Union", in his remarks on the above, says, "Already the fair face of our country is disfigured by the existence here and there of conventual establishments. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal Indeed, he was a very human man under his conventual robe, with swift stirrings of passion which the long habit of repression had not yet succeeded in extinguishing. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza Yet nothing could be more exemplary and fastidious than his conduct towards the few lady frequenters of the "Poodle Dog" restaurant, who, I regret to say, were not puritanically reserved or conventual in manner. Colonel Starbottle's Client They had exchanged their conventual dress for their usual outside attire, and got leave to go out into the world on some errand, real or pretended, for one hour and no more. The Golden Dog Still, she felt weary and was growing despondent, and had a longing for the good Sisters and the blameless lethargy of conventual life, and then— He came! The Story of a Mine The joists and stringers, all outlined and gemmed with coals, are, as it were, a golden grille, through which the world may look unhindered in upon the holy place of home, heretofore conventually private. Back Home The room he had selected for himself was nearest it,—a small, plainly furnished apartment, with an almost conventual simplicity in its cold, white walls and draperies, and the narrow, nun-like bed. Clarence Remember, in the conventual system, a girl cannot be a novice till she has had six months in which to see the world. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife A little further on, at Luinate, there is a fine old Lombard campanile and some conventual buildings which are worth sparing five minutes or so to see. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino Cowls, girdles of ropes, and strings of beads constantly appeared in the streets, and astonished a population, the oldest of whom had never seen a conventual garb except on the stage. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 The carpenter’s business was now carried on in one of the outhouses that had once been part of some conventual buildings, the remains of which could be seen in what was called the Abbey Close. The Way of All Flesh The room seemed no longer his—it had slipped back into that austere conventual privacy which had first impressed him. Clarence It was founded upwards of two centuries since on an old monastic establishment, and retained somewhat of the conventual air and character. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon Her prodigious reading controlled her passions far more than conventual life would have done; for there the imaginations of young girls run riot. Beatrix From the carefully polished floor to the green checked holland curtains everything shone with conventual cleanliness. A Second Home Furthermore, he had not, before the storm broke on him, any realization of the existence in America of another school of portraiture, the heroic—conventual, that could not understand the romantic. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War An extant catalogue of another Cistercian house, that of Meaux in Yorkshire, clearly indicates the whereabouts of the conventual books. Old English Libraries Thousands of matrons and maidens, who, however erroneous their faith, lived in chaste seclusion in the conventual establishments, were now turned abroad, and became the prey of a licentious soldiery. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas All books without covers were thrown into a great heap, and condemned to all the purposes which Leland laments in the sack of the conventual libraries by the visitors. The Enemies of Books This certainty of food and drink left her lolling effortless for whole days, lulled her to sleep in conventual idleness and submission as though she were the prisoner of her trade. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola His successor, at one time the conventual archivist, loved books equally well, and got together a fair collection. Old English Libraries In the hastiness of the overthrow some conventual books were destroyed, or stolen, or sold off at low prices. Old English Libraries An ardent book-lover, especially fond of finely-illuminated volumes, he indulged his passion for manuscripts, and for conventual buildings, vestments, and property, until he got the abbey into debt, and was led to resign. Old English Libraries |
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