Modifies a noun

• abbey: The ' white gate ' belonged to Vale Royal Abbey, once the largest Cistercian abbey in England.

• nunnery: In England, most Cistercian nunneries probably accommodated about fourteen nuns and several male helpers.

• monk: Peter is believed to be a Cistercian monk who guards the abbey's treasure, hidden in a secret tunnel.

• monastery: By the end of the 13th Century there were some 750 Cistercian monasteries in Europe, a tenth of them in England.

• abbot: It is believed that King John established Beaulieu as an act of penance after he dreamt that he was being flogged by Cistercian abbots.

• foundation: The results that year suggested a possible link to the medieval sheep farming industry made important by the Cistercian foundations in Yorkshire.

Modifying Another Word

• only: His composition of three meditations to a hermit makes him the only Cistercian in England during this period to attempt a purely spiritual work.