Convent 133806 194953137 2008-02-29T19:22:01Z Dgf32 1123041 [[Image:Convent Amstedam.JPG|thumb|200px|right|A [[Beguine]] convent in [[Amsterdam]].]] [[Image:TEPOZTLANFACADE.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[Dominican order|Dominican]] convent in [[Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl|Tepoztlan]], [[Mexico]].]] A '''convent''' is a community of [[priest]]s, religious brothers, religious sisters, or [[nun]]s or the building used by the community, particularly in the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and in the [[Anglican Communion]]. In modern usage, "convent" almost invariably refers to a community of women, as opposed to the "monastery", for men; but in historical usage they are often interchangeable. ==Convento== '''Convento''' is a [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word meaning ''[[Convent]]''. It may refer to: * [[Convento de Cristo]], a [[Knights Templar]] stronghold built in the 12th century in [[Tomar]], [[Portugal]]. * [[Convento das Mónicas]], a former [[Augustinian]] [[nunnery]] founded in [[Lisbon]] in 1586 to the religious order of [[Saint Augustine]] * [[Convento de San Francisco]], an arquitectually renowned [[monastery]] located in [[Lima]], [[Peru]]. * [[Hotel El Convento]], a hotel in [[Old San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]]. * [[Memorial do Convento]], a 1987 [[Portugal|Portuguese]] romance novel by [[José Saramago]]. * [[O Convento]], a 1995 film by Portuguese director [[Manoel de Oliveira]], starring [[Catherine Deneuve]] and [[John Malkovich]]. * [[Sacro Convento]], a [[Franciscan]] [[friary]] in [[Assisi]], [[Umbria]], [[Italy]]. *Convento is also a town in [[Piedmont]], [[Italy]]. ==See also== *[[Abbey]] *[[Monastery]] *[[Christian monasticism]] ==External links== *[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04340c.htm Convent] from [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] [[Category:Religious buildings]] [[Category:Convents| ]] [[Category:Types of communities]] [[Category:Christian communities]] [[ca:Convent]] [[es:Convento]] [[fr:Couvent]] [[it:Convento]] [[nl:Convent]] [[pl:Zakon]] [[fi:Konventti]] [[sv:konvent (kloster)]] {{commonscat|Convents}}