while Parts 2-7 deal with the "Inner Rule" (relating to the anchoresses' interior life). It is written in Middle English, and was translated into Anglo-Norman and Latin.

Community

The adoption of an anchorite life was widespread all over medieval Europe, and was especially popular in England. By the early 13th century, the lives of anchorites or anchoresses were considered distinct from that of hermits.

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