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Topic: medieval hermitages
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Shelly
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posted 02-12-2001 06:25 PM
  
Could a hermitage be a dwelling for a single person on the grounds of an abbey or church but not be directly connected with it. In other words, could a monk have a temporary place to be alone for deeper contemplative thought and prayer without going as far as totally cutting himself off from the others as in the case of an anchorite. |
Philip Davis
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posted 02-13-2001 02:40 AM
It depends on the order to which the monk belonged. Most orders consisted of monks living as a community, eating and sleeping together. However, the Carthusian practised the life of hermits and lived in commununties only for protection and to share a sound economy. The best preserved example of a Carthusian Charterhouse in England is the one at Mount Grace Yorkshire. This is in the care of English Heritage who produce an excellent guide book full of illustrations and show several reconstructions of a monk's cell. I would recommend you buy this. English Heritage publications are available from http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ ------------------
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