Women who came from wealthy backgrounds were invariably given lighter work and spent time on such tasks as spinning and embroidery. There were also lay sisters who were female members of the convent or nunnery who were not bound to the recitation of the divine office and spent their time occupied in manual work...
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The names and descriptions of many of these positions are detailed below: ? Abbess - the head of an abbey who was elected by the nuns for life. ? Almoner - an almoner was a nun who dispensed alms to the poor and sick ? Cellarer - the cellarer was the nun who supervised the general provisioning of the monastery ? Infirmarian - the nun in charge of the infirmary ? Sacrist - the sacrist was the nun responsible for the safekeeping of books, vestments and vessels, and for the maintenance of the convent's buildings ? Prioress - in an abbey the deputy of the abbess or the superior of a priory that did not have the status of an abbey Daily Life of a Nun in the Middle Ages - the Daily Routine The daily life of a Medieval nun during the Middle Ages centred around the hours...
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