This monastery maintained a monasterial estate here with huge forest and land areas.

This monastery still maintains its solemn historical character.

But few monasteries, even in France, have maintained the tradition.

Many cathedrals, monasteries and noble families maintained their own collections.

As its name implies, monastery has a peaceful atmosphere and also maintains a good library.

The monastery maintains one of the largest private solar power systems in the US, which provides its only source of electricity.

The monastery maintained the original shape while the church was rebuilt at the beginning of the 18th century in baroque style.

The monastery maintains high visibility in Bouaké by providing facilities for retreatants.

Lingshed monastery also maintains outlying shrines in each of the villages it serves.

From these sources we learn that monasteries maintained gardens outside their walls and watered them with complex irrigation systems fed by springs or rainwater.