Abbess — • The female superior in spirituals and temporals of a community of twelve or more nuns Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbess Abbess … Catholic encyclopedia
The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Bell (novel) — The Bell is a novel written by Iris Murdoch in 1958. It was her fourth to be published, and is set in Imber Court, a lay religious community situated next to an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns in Gloucestershire. [Murdoch, I. The Bell .… … Wikipedia
The Earthquake in Chile — (published in 1807), (German: Das Erdbeben in Chili ) is a novella written by Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811). The novella s central characters are two lovers, caught up in the chaos of the 1647 Santiago earthquake in Chile. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 … Wikipedia
The Seven-headed Serpent — is a Greek fairy tale collected, as Die Siebenkopfige Schlange, in Bernhard Schmidt s Griechische Mahrchen . Andrew Lang included it in The Yellow Fairy Book .ynopsisA king went on a sea voyage. His ship was blown to an island where they fought… … Wikipedia
The Theatre — The Theatre † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Theatre Considering the tone of what is preserved to us of the works of the Greek tragedians and even of the comedies of Plautus and Terence, it seems at first difficult to understand the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Abbess — An abbess (Latin abbatissa, fem. form of abbas, abbot) is the female superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey of nuns.In Roman Catholic and Anglican abbeys, the mode of election, position, rights, and authority of an abbess correspond generally… … Wikipedia
The Comedy of Errors — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see Comedy of errors (disambiguation). Poster for a 1879 production on Broadway, featuring Stuart Robson and William Crane The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare s earliest… … Wikipedia
Abbess — This most interesting and unusual surname is usually English. It is a variant of Abbs , a patronymic form of Abel , and not as it may seem, a female form of the popular surname and job description Abbot , i.e. The abbess. Abel derives from the… … Surnames reference
abbess — noun /ˈæbɪs/ A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean. Syn: mother… … Wiktionary
