This text gave mild, but not authoritative, support to the existence of some kind of monastic establishment in the cathedral church.

One of the smallest types of these monastic establishments is called a Kathisma.

It was the third largest monastic establishment in Cheshire, based on net income in 1535.

After this time we find that Talkād was composed of seven towns and five mathas or monastic establishments.

Archaeological discoveries in 1888 seem to prove that the first monastic establishment was built on the ruins of a pagan temple.

A skete is a small monastic establishment that usually consist of one elder and 2 or 3 disciples.

But by at least 1000 such a room had become normal in large monastic establishments.

Melrose would become the greatest medieval monastic establishment in Scotland south of the river Forth.

After perhaps two hundred years, it had begun to get integrated into the monastic establishment.

The patrons of these artists were most often monastic establishments or wealthy families endowing a church.