Online Encyclopedia

MINSTER (from Lat. monasterium; cf. G...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 556 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:
MINSTER (from
See also:
Lat. monasterium; cf.
See also:
German
See also:
Munster)  , the
See also:
church of a monastery, or one to which a monastery has been attached . In the loth
See also:
century the name was applied to the churches of outlying parishes, and is now given to some of the
See also:
English cathedrals, such as
See also:
York,
See also:
Lincoln,
See also:
Ripon and
See also:
Southwell, and to large churches or abbeys, like those of
See also:
Sherborne,
See also:
Wimborne or
See also:
Westminster .

End of Article: MINSTER (from Lat. monasterium; cf. German Munster)
[back]
MINSTER 		[next]
MINSTREL

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.