Virgins' Houses

Virgins' Houses
Before monasticism some virgins used to live together in particular houses, where they prayed together and served the poor.
The bishop or priest cared for them.

Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. .

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