anchoress

An anchoress had to be a woman of means or she would become a drain on the community.

In such times, a girl could do worse than retreat to the life of an anchoress.

For the anchoress was expert in such things and could give good advice."

In her late teens, Katarina felt a call to live the life of an anchoress.

Becoming an anchoress may have served as a way to quarantine her from the rest of the population.

And did she find that place, too, already deserted, and think of the anchoress as her next hope?

Eventually she retired to live as an anchoress in a hollow oak tree.

The life of the anchoress was hard but she did not necessarily give herself over to excessive penance.

Another option for becoming a solitary monastic was to become an anchoress.

Technically, I intend to become an anchoress, a kind of religious hermit.

She too lived as an anchoress.

The story is based on scant historical references to the real Anchoress of Shere.

In the first half of the 13th century Britford had an anchoress called Joan.

The anchoress Margaret Kirkby was born in the village, possibly in 1322.

Although Julian's views were not typical, the authorities did not challenge her theology because of her status as an anchoress.

The anchoress would be interred in this room in an impressive if rather disturbing ceremony during a Mass for the Dead.

"Bishop Meurig feared for the anchoress, and sent to bring her into Bangor.

Set Sail is the first studio album by the Canadian hardcore punk band Anchoress.

Anchoress (film), a 1993 British film.

As her fame grew she moved to Constantinople seeking solitude as an Anchoress in a cell for seven years.

Anchoress may refer to:

Anchoress is a 1993 British drama film directed by Chris Newby.

Anchoress (1993)

The most well known anchoress was Julian of Norwich who was born in England in 1342.

One very well known medieval anchoress is Julian of Norwich, whose writings have left a lasting impression on Christian spirituality.