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Suso forbade Stagel to imitate him by engaging in extreme asceticism, fearing for her health. [2] The historicity of Stagel as the author of the Lives of the Nuns of Töss, a work containing biographies of 39 nuns and providing a comprehensive picture of mysticism in the Töss Convent, is subject to debate.
Asceticism [a] is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. [3] Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their practices or continue to be part of their society, but typically adopt a frugal lifestyle, characterised by the renunciation of material possessions and physical pleasures, and also spend time fasting while ...
A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, [1] ... she is allowed a stricter personal ascetic practice.
Pages in category "French Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Gerontissa Gavrielia (Mother Gabriela), also known as Saint Gabriela of the Ascetic of Love [2] (15 October 1897 – 28 March 1992) was a Greek Orthodox nun, known for her care of the poor and sick. She was the second woman to be admitted to a Greek university and was a trained physiotherapist prior to taking up her religious calling at the age ...
Eustadiola (594–684) was a saint, widow, and abbess.She was born to wealthy and politically powerful parents in Bourges, France.She married due to pressure from her family, but became a widow at a young age, which gave her the financial and social independence to live what Sainted Women of the Dark Ages centuries later called a "semiretired religious life". [1]
Nun Amma (Mother) Sarah of the Desert (5th century) was one of the early Desert Mothers who is known to us today through the collected Sayings of the Desert Fathers and of the Holy Women Ascetics (the Matericon). [ 2 ]
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