What does «abadía» mean in Spanish?
- An abbey is a convent or religious monastery, which is under the command of an abbot (man) or an abbess (woman); spiritual father and spiritual mother of the community, respectively. Nowadays, the difference with a priory is that in this one the superior carries the title of prior. Formerly the priors were subordinate to the abbots. Some famous abbeys: Westminster Abbey, London (England); Monte Cassino Abbey, Italy; Caen Abbey, Normandy;