John Overholt on Nostr: The Ancrene Wisse gives a pretty strict set of rules for anchoresses, religious women ...

The Ancrene Wisse gives a pretty strict set of rules for anchoresses, religious women who live confined to a small cell for maximum prayer and contemplation, but you do get to have a cat. https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2024/10/keeping-a-cat-and-other-rules-for-anchoresses.html