Proposal:Monastery

Documentation of how this tag is used is at amenity=monastery

amenity=monastery
Proposal status:	Proposed (under way)
Proposed by:	dieterdreist
Tagging:	amenity=monastery Data item
Applies to:	nodes, areas, relations
Definition:	To map a monastery and subtypes of it
Statistics:
Draft started:	2011-06-03
RFC start:	2022-06-26
Vote start:	*
Vote end:	*

Definition

Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer (e.g. an oratory) as well as the domestic quarters and workplaces (including gardens) of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone (hermits).

Tags for the whole site

Main tags

The main tag to map a monastery is amenity=monastery.

Suggested subtags are

• religion=*
• denomination=*
• community=* see below for a list of suggested values.

General tags that might be useful to put them additionally:

• opening_hours=*
• name=*
• start_date=*
• tourism=attraction

Subtypes

Monastics, mendicants or canons regular

• monastery:type=monastery to tag a place operated by a community of monastics
• monastery:type=convent to tag a place operated by a community of mendicants
• monastery:type=canonry a place operated by canons regular. not sure if this should be a subtype of monastery, maybe an attribute which can be combined with churches would be better.
• monastery:type=commandry to tag a place operated by Military order
• monastery:type=hermitage to tag a hermitage.
• ? to tag a palce operated by clerks regulars Clerks Regular

Attributes

Religious rank

• religious_rank=abbey An abbey is a monastery, canonry or (rarely) convent under the authority of an abbot or an abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.
• religious_rank=archabbey An archabbey is similar to an abbey but under the authority of an archabbot or an archabbess.

Holy or sacred places

• shrine=yes for places containing a shrine.
• sanctuary=yes for sanctuaries

Monks or nuns

If you want to be explicit about the gender of the community you can use these subtags:

• community:gender=male for a community of males
• community:gender=female for a community of females

How to structure your mapping / Where to apply the tags

There are several possible ways to map a monastery. Below is a description where the main tags might be applied to.

Node

Obviously a very poor representation yet already usefull would be to add a simple node for the whole complex and associate the above mentioned tags to it.

Closed way/multipolygon

An area surrounding the main place is a better choice then a node. This area can be either a closed way or a collection of outer ways that form a multipolygon relation (with or without holes). This way of mapping is already widespread for other features so that it could be evaluated easily by most current applications.

Site relation

Alternatively you could also apply the tags to a site relation. In this case it is suggested you use site=monastery.

Mapping individual parts

A monastery often consists of standard parts. Here is a suggestion how to map some of these individual parts:

Some building typology

• building=church like any other church, in the case of active service this should be accompagnied by amenity=place_of_worship and subtags. Also have a look at service_times=*.
• building=chapel see church for comments.
• building=cloister a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries, with open arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth. Sometimes has another meanings - the building around, or even the space which is private for monks. Should probably found anouther term.
• building=chapter_house
• building=dormitory place to sleep (either a hall or a corridor with cells)
• building=kitchen
• building=infirmary
• building=oratory see chapel
• building=refectory "dining room"
• building=smithy
• building=stable
• building=balneary
• building=pigsty
• ...

Outside areas

Gardens

• leisure=garden with garden:type=monastery and possibly a garden style (e.g. garden:style=kitchen and garden:style=herb_garden).

Agriculture and forestry

• landuse=farmland
• landuse=forest

Other parts

Enclosure

If the site is enclosed you are encouraged to map this, e.g. with barrier=wall or barrier=fence and to map the openings as well (barrier=gate).

Operating communities

This is a list of currently documented catholic communities that operate monasteries. It is a subpage of User:FrViPofm. Some other non catholic communities are also listed on the draft User:FrViPofm/Community. Feel free to add more of them if they are missing. These values should go under the community=* key.

In OSM	Other tags	Other form	Common name	Official name	Gender	See also	Note
↥ AA		A.A.	(en) Assumptionists (fr) Assomptionnistes	Augustiniani ab Assumptione (en) Augustinians of the Assumption (fr) Augustins de l'Assomption	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q745449
↥ ASC		A.S.C.		Sorores Adoratrices Pretiossimi Sanguinis (de) Anbeterinnen des Blutes Christi (en) Adorers of the Blood of Christ (hr) Klanjateljice Krvi Kristove (it) Suore adoratrici del Sangue di Cristo (pl) Adoratorki Krwi Chrystusa	community:gender=female community:wikidata=Q2249953
↥ BSCM		B.S.C.M.	(en) Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre (fr) Bénédictines du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre (it) Adoratrici del Sacro Cuore di Gesù di Montmartre	Congregatio Adoratricum Sanctissimi Cordis Iesu de Monte Martyrum	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q85852882
↥ CBMV			(de) Augustiner-Chorfrauen B.M.V. (fr) Congrégation Notre-Dame	Congregatio Beatae Mariae Virginis (fr) Chanoinesses de Saint-Augustin de la Congrégation Notre-Dame (it) Canonichesse di Sant'Agostino della Congregazione di Nostra Signora	community:gender=female
↥ CM		C.M.	(en) Vincentians, Lazarites, Lazarists, Lazarians (fr) Lazaristes	Congregatio Missionis (en) Congregation of the Mission (fr) Congrégation de la Mission	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q849726
↥ CMF		C.M.F.	(en) Claretians (es) Claretianos (fr) Claretains (it) Clarettiani	Congregatio Missionariorum Filiorum Immacolati Cordis B.M.V (fr) Fils du Cœur Immaculé de Marie	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q1095569
↥ CO		C.O.	(en) Oratorians (fr) Oratoriens	Confoederatio Oratorii Sancti Philippi Nerii (fr) Congrégation de l'Oratoire	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q247132
↥ CRM		c.m.c. c.m.r.	(vi) Dòng Đồng Công	(en) Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer (vi) Dòng Mẹ Chúa Cứu Chuộc	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q5160697
↥ CRSA		c.r.s.a. CanReg		Canonici Regulares Sancti Augustini (de) Augustiner-Chorherren (es) Orden de Canónigos Regulares de San Agustín (fr) Chanoines réguliers de saint Augustin (it) Canonici regolari di Sant'Agostino confederati	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q1270388
↥ CRSP		c.r.s.p.	(de) Barnabiten (en) Barnabites (fr) Barnabites	Clerici Regulares Sancti Pauli (de) Kongregation der Regularkleriker vom hl. Paulus (fr) Clercs réguliers de Saint-Paul (it) Chierici Regolari di San Paolo	community:gender=male
↥ CS		c.s.	(en) Scalabrinian Missionaries (fr) Scalabriniens	Congregatio Missionariorum a S. Carolo (en) Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo (fr) Missionnaires de Saint-Charles	community:gender=male	MSCS •
↥ CSJ		c.s.j.	(fr) Carmel Saint-Joseph	(it) Suore Carmelitane di San Giuseppe	community:gender=female
↥ CSJo		C.S.J.	(en) Sisters of St. Joseph (fr) Sœurs de Saint Joseph (no) St. Josephsøstrene	Congregatio Sanctis Josephis (fr) Institut des sœurs de Saint-Joseph	community:gender=female
↥ CSSp		c.s.sp.	(de) Spiritaner (fr) Spiritains (pt) Espiritanos	(fr) Congrégation du Saint-Esprit (pt) Congregação do Espírito Santo	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q687562
↥ CSSR		c.ss.r.	(fr) Rédemptoristes	(fr) Congrégation du Très Saint Rédempteur	community:gender=*
↥ ErCam		o.s.b. cam.	(en) Camaldolese (fr) Camaldules	Congregatio Camaldulensis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti (fr) Ordre camaldule	community:gender=both	OSBCam •
↥ FCJM		f.c.j.m.	(fr) Franciscaines de Sainte Blandine	(en) Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary (it) Suore Francescane Figlie dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria	community:gender=female
↥ FDC		F.D.C.	(de) Kongregation der Töchter der göttlichen Liebe	Congregatio Filiae Divinae Caritatis** (de) Kongregation der Töchter der göttlichen Liebe (fr) Filles de la charité divine	community:gender=female
↥ FDLC		F.d.l.C.	(fr) Filles de la Charité	Societas Filiarum Caritatis a S. Vincentio de Paulo** (en) Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (fr) Filles de la charité de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul	community:gender=female
↥ FDLS		F.d.L.S.	(fr) Filles de la Sagesse	Institutum Filiarum a Sapientia** (en) Daughters of Wisdom (fr) Filles de la Sagesse (it) Figlie della Sapienza	community:gender=female
↥ FICP		f.i.c.	(en) La Mennais Brothers (es) Hermanos Menesianos (fr) Frères de l'instruction chrétienne	Institutum Fratrum instructionis christianae de Ploërmel (en) Brothers of Christian Instruction (fr) Frères de l'instruction chrétienne de Ploërmel (it) Fratelli dell'istruzione cristiana di Ploërmel	community:gender=male
↥ FMA		f.m.a.	(en) Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco (fr) salésiennes (it) Salesiane di Don Bosco	Congregatio Filiarum Mariae Auxiliatricis (it) Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice	community:gender=female	SDB
↥ FMB			(en) Monastic Family of Bethlehem (fr) Famille monastique de Bethléem (it) Famiglia monastica di Betlemme		community:gender=both community:wikidata=Q2569443
↥ FMGB				(it) Suore Francescane Missionarie di Gesù Bambino	community:gender=female
↥ FMH		f.m.h.	(it) Figlie di Maria Santissima dell'Orto Hijas de María Santísima del Huerto	(la) Congregatio Filiarum Mariae Sanctissimae ab Horto	community:gender=female
↥ FMM		f.m.m.	(fr) Franciscaines missionnaires de Marie	(fr) Franciscaines missionnaires de Marie	community:gender=female community:wikidata=Q2665582
↥ FNDD		f.n.d.d.		(fr) Filles de Notre-Dame des Douleurs	community:gender=female community:wikidata=Q97367901
↥ FSC		f.s.c. f.e.c.	(fr) Frères des Écoles chrétiennes, Lasalliens (es) Hermanos de las Escuelas Cristianas, Hermanos de La Salle, "Lasallistas" (en) De La Salle Brothers, Brothers of the Christian Schools, "Lasallians"	Institutum Fratrum Scholarum Christianarum (fr) Frères des Écoles chrétiennes (es) Instituto de los Hermanos de las Escuelas Cristianas (en) Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q138579
↥ FSA		F.S.A.	(en) (fr) Filles de Sainte-Anne	Filiarum a Sancta Anna (es) Hijas de Santa Ana (fr) Sœurs de Sainte-Anne (it) Figlie di Sant'Anna	community:gender=female
↥ FSCG			(en) Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (it) Figlie del Sacro Cuore di Gesù		community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q25399451
↥ FSJ		f.s.j. c.s.c.	(fr) Communauté Saint-Jean Frères de Saint-Jean Sœurs apostoliques de Saint-Jean Sœurs contemplatives de Saint-Jean (en) Community of St. John / Brothers of Saint John	(fr) Communauté Saint-Jean	community:gender=male/female community:wikidata=Q1500992
↥ IVE			(la) Institutum Verbum Incarnatum	(es) Instituto del Verbo Encarnado	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q1058751
↥ MAP			(fr) Missionnaires d'Action paroissiale (it) Missionarie dell'Azione Parrocchiale	(es) Misioneras de Acción Parroquial	community:gender=female community:wikidata=Q2023910
↥ MCCI		M.C.C.I. m.c.c.j.	(fr) Comboniens (it) Comboniani	Missionarii Comboniani Cordis Iesu (fr) Missionnaires comboniens du Sacré-Cœur (it) Missionari Comboniani del Cuore di Gesù	community:gender=*
↥ MSCS		m.s.c.s.	(en) Scalabrinian Missionaries (fr) Scalabriniennes	Sorores Missionariae S.Caroli Borromaei, Scalabrinianae (en) Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (fr) Congrégation des Sœurs Missionnaires de Saint-Charles	community:gender=female	CS •
↥ MSFS		m.s.f.s.	(fr) Missionnaires de Saint François de Sales	(fr) Missionnaires de Saint François de Sales	community:gender=*
↥ OCart		O.Cart.	(fr) Chartreux	Ordo cartusiensis (en) Order of the Carthusians (fr) Ordre des chartreux	community:gender=both community:wikidata=Q220979
↥ OCC		O.Carm	(fr) Grands carmes Carmelites	Ordo Carmelitorum Calceatorum (fr) Ordre de Notre Dame du Mont-Carmel	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q2939649
↥ OCD		O.CarmD	(fr) Carmes déchaux Carmelites	Ordo Carmelitorum Discalceatorum (fr) Ordre des Carmes déchaux	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q1135659
↥ OCSO		o.c.s.o. o.c.r	(en) Trappists (fr) Trappistes (de) Trappisten	Ordo Cisterciensis strictioris observantiae (en) Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (fr) Ordre cistercien de la stricte observance (de) Zisterzienserorden der strengeren Observanz	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q276223	SOC
↥ OFM		o.f.m.	(de) Franziskaner (en) Franciscans Friars, Grey Friars (fr) Franciscains (it) Frati minori	Ordo Fratrum Minorum (fr) Ordre des Frères Mineurs	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q913972	OFMCap • OFMConv
↥ OFMCap		o.f.m.cap	(en) Capuchins (fr) Capucins (it) Frati minori cappuccini	(fr) Ordre des Frères Mineurs Capucins	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q124862	OFM • OFMConv
↥ OFMConv		o.f.m.conv	(fr) Conventuels (it) Frati minori conventuali	Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium (fr) Ordre des Frères Mineurs Conventuels	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q692799	OFM • OFMCap
↥ OFS		o.f.s.	(en) Franciscans secular Third Order (fr) Trier-Ordre franciscain séculier (it) Frati minori secolari	(fr) Trier-Ordre franciscain séculier	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q9295862
↥ OHSJD		o.h.	(es) juaninos, hermanos hospitalarios, hermanos de San Juan (fr) Frères de la Charité (it) Fatebenefratelli	Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis de Deo (en) Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God (es) Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios (fr) Ordre des hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu (it) Ordine ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Dio	community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q808386
↥ OM		o.m.	(en) Order of Minims (fr) Ordre des Minimes (it) Ordine dei Minimi		community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q1367736
↥ OMI		o.m.i.	(fr) Oblats de Marie		community:gender=* community:wikidata=Q1336967
↥ OP		o.p.	(fr) Dominicains (it) Dominicani	Ordo praedicatorum (fr) Ordre des Frères Prêcheurs	community:gender=both community:wikidata=Q131479
↥ OPraem		O.Praem.	(fr) Prémontrés, Norbertains	(fr) Ordre des chanoines réguliers de Prémontré	community:gender=both community:wikidata=Q339332
↥ OSA		o.s.a. o.e.s.a.		Ordo eremitarum sancti Augustini (en) Order of Saint Augustine (fr) Ordre de Saint Augustin (it) Ordine di Sant'Agostino	community:gender=both community:wikidata=Q29075	AA
↥ OSB		o.s.b.	(en) Benedictines, Black Monks (fr) Bénédictins (it) Benedettini	Ordo Sancti Benedicti (en) Order of Saint Benedict (fr) Ordre de Saint-Benoît (it) Ordine di San Benedetto	community:gender=both community:wikidata=Q131132	ErCam OSBOliv
↥ OSBCam		o.s.b. cam.	(en) Camaldolese (fr) Camaldules	Congregatio Camaldulensis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti (fr) Ordre camaldule	community:gender=both	OSB • ErCam OSBOliv
↥ OSBOliv		O.S.B.Oliv.	(en) Olivetans (fr) Olivétains	Congregatio Sanctae Mariae Montis Oliveti (fr) Ordre du Mont-Olivet	community:gender=both	OSB • ErCam
↥ OSC		o.s.c.	(en) Poor Clares (es) Clarisas (fr) Clarisses	Ordo Sanctae Clarae (fr) Ordre de Sainte-Claire ou Ordre des Pauvres Dames	community:gender=female community:wikidata=Q733658	OSCUrb
↥ OSPPE		o.s.p.p.e.	(en) Pauline Fathers (fr) Pères paulins (sk) Pavlíni	Ordo Sancti Pauli Primi Eremitæ (en) Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (fr) ordre de Saint-Paul-Premier-Ermite (sk) wikipedia:sk:Rád Svätého Pavla Prvého Pustovníka	community:gender=male
↥ OSSS		o.Ss.S.	(en) Brigittines (fr) Brigittines (it) Brigidine (sv) Birgittinerna	Ordo Sanctissimi Salvatoris Sanctae Brigittae (fr) Ordre de Sainte-Brigitte (it) Ordine del Santissimo Salvatore di Santa Brigida (sv) Birgittinorden	community:gender=female
↥ OSST		O.SS.T.	(en) Trinitarians, Red Friars (es) Trinitarios, Trinitarias (fr) Mathurins, Trinitaires	Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis redemptionis captivorum (es) Orden Trinitaria (en) Trinitarian Order (fr) Ordre des Trinitaires	community:gender=both
↥ OVM		o.d.v. (en) V.H.M. (it) V.S.M.	(de) Salesianerinnen (en) Visitationists (fr) Visitandines (it) Visitandine	Ordo Visitationis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis (en) Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (fr) Ordre de la Visitation (it) Ordine della Visitazione di Santa Maria	community:gender=female
↥ PFJ		p.f.j. p.f.i.	(fr) Petits Frères de Jésus (it) Piccoli Fratelli di Gesù		community:gender=male
↥ PSA		p.s.a.	(it) Piccole suore dell'Assunzione	(fr) Petites Sœurs de l'Assomption	community:gender=female
↥ PSDP		p.s.d.p		(fr) Petites sœurs des pauvres (de) Kleinen Schwestern der Armen (en) Little Sisters of the Poor (it) Piccole sorelle dei poveri	community:gender=female community:wikidata=Q1781570
↥ PSE		p.s.e.		(fr) Petites Sœurs de l'Évangile	community:gender=female	PSJ
↥ PSJ		p.s.j.	(de) Kleine Schwestern Jesu (en) Little Sisters of Jesus (it) Piccoli Fratelli di Gesù	(fr) Petites Sœurs de Jésus	community:gender=female	PFE
↥ PSS		P.S.S.	(de) Sulpizianer (fr) sulpiciens (it) sulpiziani	(es) Compañía de Sacerdotes de San Sulpicio (fr) Compagnie des prêtres de Saint-Sulpice (it) Compagnia dei sacerdoti di San Sulpizio	community:gender=male
↥ RMI		r.m.i.		Religiosas de María Inmaculada (es) Religiosas de María Inmaculada (fr) Religieuses de Marie Immaculée (it) Religiose di Maria Immacolata	community:gender=female	[1]
↥ RSV		r.s.v.		Congregatio Religiosorum S. Vincentii a Paulo (fr) Religieux de Saint Vincent de Paul (ou Frères de Saint Vincent de Paul) (it) Religiosi di San Vincenzo de' Paoli	community:gender=male
↥ SCC		s.c.c.		Congregatio Sororum Christianae Caritatis (de) Kongregation der Schwestern der Christlichen Liebe (fr) congrégation des Sœurs de la Charité Chrétienne	community:gender=female
↥ SDB		s.d.b.	(en) Salesians of Saint John Bosco (fr) Salésiens de Don Bosco	Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii (fr) Société de Saint François de Sales (it) Società Salesiana di San Giovanni Bosco	community:gender=male	FMA
↥ SFA		S.F.Alc.	(es) Hermanas Franciscanas Alcantarinas (fr) Franciscaines alcantarines	(it) Suore francescane alcantarine	community:gender=female community:wikidata=Q3977208
↥ SJ		s.J.	(en) Jesuits (es) Jesuitas (fr) Jésuites (ru) Иезуиты	Societas Jesu (es) Compañía de Jesús (fr) Compagnie de Jésus	community:gender=male community:wikidata=Q36380
↥ SM			(en) Marists (fr) Pères maristes (it) Maristi	Societas Mariae (fr) Société de Marie (it) Società di Maria	community:gender=*
↥ SMM		s.m.m.	(fr) Montfortains (it) Monfortani	Societas Mariae Montfortana (en) Company of Mary (fr) Compagnie de Marie (it) Società di Maria	community:gender=male
↥ SOC		s.o.c. S. O. Cist. o. cist.	(en) Cistercians (fr) Cisterciens	Sacer Ordo Cisterciensis (en) Order of Cistercians (fr) Saint ordre de Cîteaux	community:gender=both community:wikidata=Q166861	OCSO •
↥ SSA		S.S.A.	(en) (fr) Sœurs de Sainte-Anne (Lachine, CA) (it) Suore di Sant'Anna di Lachine	Sororum Sanctae Annae (en) Sisters of Saint Anne (fr) Sœurs de Sainte-Anne	community:gender=female
↥ SSAM		S.S.A.M.	(en) (it) Suore di Sant'Anna (Chennai)		community:gender=female
↥ SSCC		SS.CC.	(en) (fr) Pères de Picpus	Sacrorum Cordium (en) Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (fr) Pères et religieuses des Sacrés-Cœurs de Picpus	community:gender=*
↥ SSF			(en) Society of St Francis	Society of St Francis (en) Society of St Francis	community:gender=*	OFM •
↥ SSJE			(en) Cowley Fathers	Society of St John the Evangelist (en) Society of St John the Evangelist	community:gender=*
↥ SSpS			(de) Steyler Missionsschwestern (en) Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (it) Missionarie Serve dello Spirito Santo (nl) Congregatie van de Missiezusters Dienaressen van de Heilige Geest	Congregatio Servarum Spiritus Sancti (de) Steyler Missionsschwestern (en) Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit	community:gender=female
↥ SVD			(en) Society of the Divine Word (es) Misioneros del Verbo Divino (fr) Société du Verbe Divin	Societas Verbi Divini (en) Society of the Divine Word (es) Misioneros del Verbo Divino	community:gender=*
↥ TOR			(en) Third Order of Saint Francis Third Order Regular (fr) Tiers Ordre régulier franciscain	Tertius Ordo Regularis (en) (fr) (it) Terzo Ordine Regolare di San Francesco	community:gender=*
↥ USJK		U.S.K.J.		Congregatio Sororum Ursulinarum a Sacro Corde Iesu Agonizantis (fr) Ursulines du Cœur de Jésus Agonisant (it) Suore orsoline del Sacro Cuore di Gesù Agonizzante (pl) Zgromadzenie Sióstr Urszulanek Serca Jezusa Konającego	community:gender=female

Source:

• wikipedia:fr:Abréviations des ordres religieux catholiques
• Catholic Door Ministry.

Comments

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See Also

• User:FrViPofm/Community a current proposal to tag the operating communities with some value suggestions (these have been linked into this proposal)
• historic=monastery you are encouraged to use this for former monasteries (a complex that once was built or used as a monastery and might now be abandoned or used for a different purpose). Do not use amenity=monastery for inactive monasteries.

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