NUNS
October 2011
After the Reformation, Catholic nuns fled across the Channel, only to return centuries later. Now, the last of the exiled orders is closing
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October 2011
English convent life has slipped out of sight. But women in holy orders still have a crucial role in an increasingly secular society
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