aside for private use in which others are not supposed to intrude, such as a "man cave". Non-human sanctuary Animal sanctuary An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives. Unlike animal shelters, sanctuaries do not seek to place animals with individuals or groups, instead maintaining each animal until its natural death. Plant sanctuary Plant sanctuaries are areas set aside to maintain functioning natural ecosystems, to act as refuges for species and to maintain ecological processes that cannot survive in most intensely managed landscapes and seascapes. Protected areas act as benchmarks against which we understand human interactions with the natural world. See also Asylum (antiquity) Cities of Refuge Church asylum Elvira Arellano Frith Hospitality Hospitality law Hospitium Proxeny Xenia (Greek) La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Shrine Marian shrine References Further reading J. Charles Cox (1911). The Sanctuaries and Sanctuary Seekers of Medieval England On Archive.org John Bellamy (1973). Crime and Public Order in England in the Later Middle Ages. Richard Kaeuper (1982). "Right of asylum". Dictionary of the Middle Ages. v.1 pp. 632–633. External links Sanctuary Movement history on New Standards Sanctuary in church architecture – from the Catholic Encyclopedia Sanctuary as a place of refuge – from the Catholic Encyclopedia Safe houses Shrines Social institutions Articles containing video clips