In 1818, weary of his somewhat restless and unsettled life, he returned to the practice of the Catholic faith and withdrew to the monastery of Dülmen, where he lived for some years in strict seclusion.

The monastery, whose buildings have been meticulously restored, has gained significant legal power over the island, in a push to return to a state of spiritual seclusion.

Monastics generally dwell in a monastery, whether they live there in community ( cenobites ), or in seclusion ( recluses ).

After this he went on to live in seclusion at the monastery of Dömös founded by himself.

Although some monks, such as William of Newburgh, never left their monastery, yet he was able to obtain considerable information through the network of story-telling and gossip which existed in the theoretical seclusion and silence of monastic life.

:" Even in his months of seclusion after the motorcycle accident, WABC-TV dedicated a television show to a discussion of what Bob Dylan was really like.

When, in 1887, the French and Italian Governments agreed upon moving the mortal remains of Rossini into the Basilica di Santa Croce, in Florence, Alboni, then a sixty-one-year-old lady living in seclusion, wrote to the Italian Foreign Minister, Di Robilant, proposing that the Petite Messe Solennelle, " the last musical composition by Rossini ", be performed in Santa Croce the day of the funeral, and " demanding the honour, as an Italian and a pupil of the immortal Maestro ," of singing it herself in her " dear and beloved homeland ".

Some say that Anne resisted the King's attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress, often leaving court for the seclusion of Hever Castle.

He took Deirdre away from her family and had her brought up in seclusion by Leabharcham, an old woman, and planned to marry her when she was old enough.

The child is named Deirdre, and Conchobar decides to have her brought up in seclusion from men, intending to marry her when she comes of age.

This horrifies Barbara Jean and only drives her further into seclusion.

Gaye, who wept openly at her funeral, responded to her death by going into a prolonged seclusion from the music business.

Elisabeth seized on the excuse and left her husband and children, to spend the winter in seclusion.

When the girls go to visit her they find that she has painted herself and the walls in her seclusion room with her own feces.

She resides in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, in relative seclusion, spending her time in her gardens, with her dogs.

At the rear of the church, above the high altar, stands a statue by Charles Marochetti depicting St Mary Magdalene being lifted up by angels which evokes the tradition concerning ectasy which she entered in her daily prayer while in seclusion.

While her mother plotted and schemed to secure an alliance with England and her future husband celebrated his restoration by sporting with his mistresses, Catherine's time had been spent in the sombre seclusion of her convent home where there was little opportunity for fun or frivolity.

Her mother educated her in strict seclusion, but even this measure failed to tame her imperious and ambitious temper.

Conchobar decided to have her brought up in seclusion, and that when she was old enough, he would marry her.

With his mandali ( circle of disciples ), he spent long periods in seclusion, during which time he often fasted.

They are believed to have died around this time, though some sources claim they survived until 1940, living in seclusion in Italy.

Plans for the Watergate break-in at Democratic headquarters were discussed at the Key Biscayne Nixon compound and, as the Watergate scandal unfolded, Nixon spent more time in seclusion there.

They devoted their time to seclusion, private studies of literature and languages and improving their estate.

His time was spent mostly in seclusion and he communicated only with a few key disciples, including Ma Anand Sheela and his caretaker girlfriend Ma Yoga Vivek ( Christine Woolf ).

This principle of increased seclusion over time was reflected in the construction style and arrangements of various halls and buildings.

Gaustad was originally chosen as a location because of the rural seclusion of the time.

Although Beaver Island is known mostly today for its beaches, forests, recreational harbor and seclusion, at one time it was the site of a unique Mormon kingdom.

During all this time, Ahmad was known as a social recluse because he would spend most of his time in seclusion studying religious books and praying in the local mosque.

At the time Deng Xiaoping was still living in seclusion because of " political mistakes ," and the issue of his return to politics was yet again put on the table.

Within the field, time passed much more quickly than outside, allowing the humans within to spend many generations undisturbed in seclusion and meditation in order to reach ascension, whilst remaining undisturbed by the Wraith.

This ritual takes place annually in the months of November and December followed by a period of seclusion during which the boys are led in different activities by older boys, and is a great time of celebration indeed for families and communities at large.

She died in seclusion amongst what was, at the time, the Peace Mission's farms and other rural upstate New York business collectively called the " Promised Land ".

The development of Spain itself was hampered by the fact that Charles I and Philip II spent most of their time abroad ; for most of the 16th century, Spain was administrated from Brussels and Antwerp, and it was only during the Dutch Revolt that Philip returned to Spain, where he spent most of his time in the seclusion of the monastic palace of El Escorial.

Within most Buddhist communities it is common, if not expected, that young men and women spend some time in seclusion as a monk or nun for a few years or months.

Until now, the Doctor has been content to live his life in seclusion, letting his imagination roam free through his Possibility Generator and only writing stories about adventures in time and space.

However, whereas spending much of his time in seclusion allowed him to concentrate on his work and artistic interests, it also brought him much criticism from others.

Still, the Finches felt the time was right to leave the seclusion of the country life and move into a house in London.

An elder, when not in prayer or in voluntary seclusion, receives visitors ( some who travel very far ) and spends time conversing with them, offering a blessing ( if the elder is an ordained cleric ) and confession, and praying.

" Ribspreader slipped into seclusion for some time afterward, only to return to the movie scene full-force with his screenplay for the film Purple Glow, which went on to win Best Sci-Fi at the 2005 Wreck-Beach Film Festival.

* Friedrich Nietzsche, in his influential work Thus Spoke Zarathustra, created the character of the hermit Zarathustra ( named after the Zoroastrian prophet Zarathushtra ), who emerges from seclusion to extol his philosophy to the rest of humanity.

In 1920 Marsden withdrew from the literary and political scene and spent fifteen years in seclusion, completing a " magnum opus " drawing from philosophy, mathematics, physics, biology and theology.