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Record Number: 5349 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Title: Anglo- Saxon Double Monasteries [abbesses in charge of double monasteries often came from royal families; their powerful influence was felt in education, politics, and the Church]. Source: History Today 45, 10 (Oct. 1995): Pages 33 - 39. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Abbesses Double Houses Hagiography Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, Saint Monasticism Princesses Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 7-8 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Eight illustrations. Two crypts of double houses. Two manuscript portraits of abbesses. Domestic objects, including styluses, excavated from Hilda's abbey at Whitby. A manuscript portrait of Bede and a page from his "Ecclesiastical History" in which he describes double houses. A map of Anglo- Saxon England showing the locations of double houses. Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1995. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00182753

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