Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
religious occupation
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church |
| gptkbp:awardCeremony |
enclosure rite
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| gptkbp:cellFeatures |
three windows (to church, to outside, to servant)
|
| gptkbp:commonIn |
gptkb:medieval_Europe
|
| gptkbp:defines |
a woman who chooses to withdraw from secular society to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic life
|
| gptkbp:enclosureRite |
resembles funeral service
|
| gptkbp:gender |
female
|
| gptkbp:hasWrittenFor |
spiritual texts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Anchoress
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Desert_Fathers
gptkb:Desert_Mothers |
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Christina_of_Markyate
gptkb:Julian_of_Norwich |
| gptkbp:periodOfPopularity |
12th to 15th centuries
|
| gptkbp:practicedIn |
gptkb:Christianity
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
contemplative prayer
|
| gptkbp:recipient |
Eucharist through window
food through window |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
anchorite
|
| gptkbp:residesIn |
anchorhold
|
| gptkbp:sometimesCalled |
subject of hagiographies
subject of medieval literature accompanied by servant or maid buried in anchorhold consulted by townspeople for advice engaged in embroidery or manuscript work received visitors through window walled into cell witness to legal documents wrote letters |
| gptkbp:spiritualAdvisor |
gptkb:priest
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| gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle |
solitary
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| gptkbp:vows |
stability
chastity obedience |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chris_Newby
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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