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What Did Anchorites Do?

January 24, 2024 by Jasmine Sibley

What Did Anchorites Do? What was an anchoress? An anchoress was a woman who was walled into a cell to live a life of prayer and contemplation. (The male equivalent was an ‘anchorite’.) Anchoresses were enclosed in their cells and had no way to get out. How many anchorites were there? The evidence supports the

Do Anchorites Still Exist?

January 24, 2024 by Jasmine Sibley

Do Anchorites Still Exist? Do Anchorites still exist? There are a few hermits and anchorites around today, but by and large this way of life has vanished. Just like monks and nuns, anchorites seem to have been turned out of their cells under Henry VIII. Their history after that is even more patchy and unwritten