Question

A builing belonging to a community devoted to a religious life is called:

Answer 1

An abbey is a complex which consists of several buildings. It is used by the members of a religious order under the governance of an abbess or an abbot. It is a place for religious activities and work. It provides the Christian monks and nuns a place to live.

The abbey has developed over many centuries from the early monastic ways of religious men and women who would live isolated from the lay community. Religious life in an abbey can be monastic. An abbey may be open to visitors. It is self-sufficient and uses any abundance of produce or skill to provide care to the poor and needy. It also gives refuge to the persecuted or education to the young.