FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo Sister Apollonia, right, and Postulant Claudia Schwarz kneel in front of the altar of the chapel of the abbey in Altomuenster, Germany. Bavarian Catholic church authorities said Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 they have closed Germany’s last Bridgettine Order abbey at the request of the Vatican _ renewing concerns about what will happen to the property, including a precious library, which now goes to the local diocese. (AP Photo/David Rising, file)
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