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Fountain Abbey grounds enveloped in morning mist, from the Infirmary (DrMoschi /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 27 Mar 2023

Fountains Abbey: Ruins And Reminiscences Of Monastic Life In England

*By Rebecca Batley*

*Archaeology & Science*

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The imposing ruins of Fountains Abbey dominate the rural landscape around the village of Aldfield, three miles (4.8 kilometers) west of the town of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. The largest remains of a monastery still standing in the country,...
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Deriv; Sunset in Egyptian desert with figure — 23 Aug 2016

Monks, Hermits and Ascetics: The Little-Known History of Women in Desert Asceticism

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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Theodoret of Cyrrhus (423–457) tells us that when little girls played games in forth-century Syria, they played monks and demons. One of the girls, dressed in rags, would reduce her little friends into giggles by exorcising them. This glimpse...
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Fountains Abbey: Ruins And Reminiscences Of Monastic Life In England

Monks, Hermits and Ascetics: The Little-Known History of Women in Desert Asceticism