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7-2022

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A choir sister is someone committed to the recitation of the Divine Office in choir seven times a day.

She shared in some domestic duties but also taught the children and the lay sisters. She could keep the accounts and look after the sick. She probably thought up entertaining amusements and interesting occupations for the pupils out of lesson time.

Her duties were not finished by bedtime. She had a little room of her own next to the children's dormitory was responsible for their well-being during the night.

Keywords

Religious attire, habit, Religious of the Assumption, Catholic religious life, nuns

Keywords

Religious attire, habit, Religious of the Assumption, Catholic religious life, nuns

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