Abbey

This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. For other uses, see Abbey (disambiguation).

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An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community. A nunnery is a convent of nuns.