What is a leader of a monastery called?

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2007-10-07 16:55:12 · 5 answers · asked by Broken Dreams 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

An Abbot

2007-10-07 16:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by elguapo_marco_2008@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

If the monastery is called a priory, the leader is the prior. In an abbey, the leader is called abbott and the second-ranked is the prior.

2007-10-07 17:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

The leader of monastery is called MONK.

2007-10-07 17:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Abbot

2007-10-07 16:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Abbot. Abbot comes from "abba," which means "father."

Now the next question is why did that Swedish pop group call itself Abba? Hmmm.....

2007-10-07 17:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by Andrei Bolkonsky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋