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Through the lens of a sister documenting her brother’s life, A Wen – once a gangster and businessman in Barcelona – faces the pressures of his dual existence and eventually returns to a monastery in China.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
The former monastery has kept and restored much of its original structure with ancient wooden doors at the entrance, a high altar adorned with Pietra Serena columns, and 15th-century gardens.
—Abby Feiner, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
Having grown tired of power, Charles retreated to the Sierra de Gredos in 1556, living out his last two years at the monastery of Yuste.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Nov. 2024
Gerlach denies the allegation and suggested the bishop wanted the group's monastery property.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
The former monastery has kept and restored much of its original structure with ancient wooden doors at the entrance, a high altar adorned with Pietra Serena columns, and 15th-century gardens.
—Abby Feiner, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
Having grown tired of power, Charles retreated to the Sierra de Gredos in 1556, living out his last two years at the monastery of Yuste.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Nov. 2024
Gerlach denies the allegation and suggested the bishop wanted the group's monastery property.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Monastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monastery. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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