Monastery Mantle

Mantle (monastic vesture)

A mantle is an ecclesiastical garment in the form of a very full cape that extends to the floor, joined at the neck, that is worn over the outer garments. Especially in the case of Elijah, it was likely a tallit, a Hebrew garment that housed the fringes still seen today which are also translated at "the hem of His garment" in the New Testament. It is also likely that further ecclesiastical garments were based originally on this one.

Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone. A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary and outlying granges. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a forge, or a brewery.

monastery

Noun

1. A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

mantle

Noun

1. A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.

Verb

1. To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
2. To become covered or concealed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)