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A '''nun''' (from the [[Latin]] ''nonna'' being a female version of ''nonnus'' meaning ''monk'') was the female equivalent of a [[monk]]. Nuns lived in [convent] and followed a [[religion|religious]] life under the authority of an abbess or prioress.
A '''nun''' (from the [[Latin]] ''nonna'' being a female version of ''nonnus'' meaning ''[[monk]]'') was the female equivalent of a [[monk]]. Nuns lived in [[convent]]s and followed a [[religious]] life under the authority of an [[abbess]] or [[prioress]].


===[[Medieval]] Orders of Nuns===
===[[Medieval]] Orders of Nuns===
*[[Wikipedia:Augustinian_nuns|The Rule of St. Augustine (Augustinians)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Augustinian_nuns|The Rule of St. Augustine (Augustinians)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Order_of_Saint_Benedict|The Order of St. Benedict (Benedctines)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Order_of_Saint_Benedict|The Order of St. Benedict (Benedictines)]]
**[[Wikipedia:Cistercians|The Order of Cistercians]]
**[[Wikipedia:Cistercians|The Order of Cistercians]]
**[[Wikipedia:Trappistines|The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappistines)]]
**[[Wikipedia:Trappistines|The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappistines)]]
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===Notable Nuns from [[Period]]===
===Notable Nuns from [[Period]]===
*[[Wikipedia:Egeria_%28pilgrim%29|Egeria]] (4th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Egeria_%28pilgrim%29|Egeria]] ([[4th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Scholastica|Scholastica]] (c. 480-543)
*[[Wikipedia:Scholastica|Scholastica]] (c. 480-543)
*[[Wikipedia:Saint_Canna|Canna]] (6th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Saint_Canna|Canna]] ([[6th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Osyth|Osyth]] (d. 653)
*[[Wikipedia:Osyth|Osyth]] (d. 653)
*[[Wikipedia:Edburga_of_Bicester|Edburga of Bicester]] (7th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Edburga_of_Bicester|Edburga of Bicester]] ([[7th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Gertrude_of_Nivelles|Gertrude of Nivelles]] (626-659)
*[[Wikipedia:Gertrude_of_Nivelles|Gertrude of Nivelles]] (626-659)
*[[Wikipedia:Austreberta|Austreberta]] (630-704)
*[[Wikipedia:Austreberta|Austreberta]] (630-704)
*[[Wikipedia:Godeberta|Godeberta]] (c. 640-700)
*[[Wikipedia:Godeberta|Godeberta]] (c. 640-700)
*[[Wikipedia:Milburga_of_Wenlock|Milburga of Wenlock]] (d. 715)
*[[Wikipedia:Milburga_of_Wenlock|Milburga of Wenlock]] (d. 715)
*[[Wikipedia:Adela_and_Irmina|Adela and Irmina]] (8th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Adela_and_Irmina|Adela and Irmina]] ([[8th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Alburga|Alburga]] (d. 810)
*[[Wikipedia:Alburga|Alburga]] (d. 810)
*[[Wikipedia:Kassia|Kassia]] (9th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Kassia|Kassia]] ([[9th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Hrosvit|Hroswitha of Gandersheim]] (c. 935-c. 1002)
*[[Wikipedia:Hrosvit|Hroswitha of Gandersheim]] (c. 935-c. 1002)
*[[Wikipedia:Edburga_of_Winchester|Edburga of Winchester]] (d. 960)
*[[Wikipedia:Edburga_of_Winchester|Edburga of Winchester]] (d. 960)
*[[Wikipedia:Adelaide%2C_Abbess_of_Vilich|Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich]] (c. 970-1015)
*[[Wikipedia:Adelaide%2C_Abbess_of_Vilich|Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich]] (c. 970-1015)
*[[Wikipedia:Ende_%28artist%29|Ende]] (10th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Ende_%28artist%29|Ende]] ([[10th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Agnes_of_Gandersheim|Agnes of Gandersheim]]
*[[Wikipedia:Agnes_of_Gandersheim|Agnes of Gandersheim]]
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha%2C_wife_of_Edward_the_Exile|Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile]] (11th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha%2C_wife_of_Edward_the_Exile|Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile]] ([[11th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Elin|Elin]] (d. after 1110)
*[[Wikipedia:Elin|Elin]] (d. after 1110)
*[[Wikipedia:Jutta|Jutta]] (1091-1136)
*[[Wikipedia:Jutta|Jutta]] (1091-1136)
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*[[Wikipedia:Hildegard_von_Bingen|Hildegard von Bingen]] (1098-1179)
*[[Wikipedia:Hildegard_von_Bingen|Hildegard von Bingen]] (1098-1179)
*[[Wikipedia:Heloise_%28abbess%29|Heloise]] (1101-1162)
*[[Wikipedia:Heloise_%28abbess%29|Heloise]] (1101-1162)
*[[Wikipedia:Eleanor_of_Aquitaine|Eleanor of Aquitaine]] (1122-1204)
*[[Eleanor_of_Aquitaine|Eleanor of Aquitaine]] (1122-1204)
*[[Wikipedia:Herrade_of_Landsberg|Herrade of Landsberg]] (c. 1130-1195)
*[[Wikipedia:Herrade_of_Landsberg|Herrade of Landsberg]] (c. 1130-1195)
*[[Wikipedia:Guda|Guda]] (12th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Guda|Guda]] ([[12th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Nun_of_Watton|The Nun of Watton]] (12th century)
*[[Wikipedia:Nun_of_Watton|The Nun of Watton]] ([[12th century]])
*[[Wikipedia:Bona_of_Pisa|Bona of Pisa]] (c. 1156-1207)
*[[Wikipedia:Bona_of_Pisa|Bona of Pisa]] (c. 1156-1207)
*[[Wikipedia:Berengaria_of_Navarre|Berengaria of Navarre]] (c. 1165-1230)
*[[Wikipedia:Berengaria_of_Navarre|Berengaria of Navarre]] (c. 1165-1230)

Latest revision as of 07:52, 12 September 2007

A nun (from the Latin nonna being a female version of nonnus meaning monk) was the female equivalent of a monk. Nuns lived in convents and followed a religious life under the authority of an abbess or prioress.

Medieval Orders of Nuns

Notable Nuns from Period