Abbeys are governed by abbots or abbesses who reside and oversee self-supported religious compound of buildings and land. Catholic
holy men or women live, work, and worship together there, practicing extreme self-denial and abstaining from any form of indulgence within their
everyday secluded lives. Abbeys must have a minimum of twelve members and most abbeys today belong to the Benedictine order. Abbeys must have a
minimum of twelve members to be considered an abbey and most abbeys today belong to the Benedictine order.