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| - | Cloistered (or "claustral") life is also another name for the life of a [[monk]] or [[nun]] in the [[enclosed religious orders]]; the modern English term ''enclosure'' is used in contemporary Catholic church law to mean cloistered, and ''cloister'' is sometimes used as a synonym for ''[[monastery]]''. | + | A '''cloister''' (from [[Latin]] ''[[claustrum]]'') usually refers to the building where [[monk]]s or [[nun]]s live in [[enclosed religious orders]]; the modern English term ''enclosure'' is used in contemporary Catholic church law to mean cloistered, and ''cloister'' is sometimes used as a synonym for ''[[monastery]]''. |
| - | In [[medieval]] times, cloisters served the primary function of quiet meditation or study gardens. The ''[[hortus conclusus]]'' or "enclosed garden" of medieval times featured the essential well at the center, from which four paths divided the space into quadrants. | + | In [[medieval]] times, cloisters served the primary function of [[quiet meditation]] or study gardens. The ''[[hortus conclusus]]'' or "enclosed garden" of medieval times featured the essential well at the center, from which four paths divided the space into quadrants. |
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| - | A '''cloister''' (from [[Latin]] ''[[claustrum]]'') is a covered walk with an open [[colonnade]] on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a [[quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangle]] or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a [[cathedral]] or church usually indicates that it is (or was once) part of a [[monastic]] foundation. | + | |
| + | Architectually, a cloister is a covered walk with an open [[colonnade]] on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a [[quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangle]] or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a [[cathedral]] or church usually indicates that it is (or was once) part of a [[monastic]] foundation. | ||
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| + | *[[Enclosed religious orders]] | ||
| + | * [[Periculoso]] | ||
| + | * [[Convent]] | ||
| * [[Peristyle]] | * [[Peristyle]] | ||
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A cloister (from Latin claustrum) usually refers to the building where monks or nuns live in enclosed religious orders; the modern English term enclosure is used in contemporary Catholic church law to mean cloistered, and cloister is sometimes used as a synonym for monastery.
In medieval times, cloisters served the primary function of quiet meditation or study gardens. The hortus conclusus or "enclosed garden" of medieval times featured the essential well at the center, from which four paths divided the space into quadrants.
Architectually, a cloister is a covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cathedral or church usually indicates that it is (or was once) part of a monastic foundation.
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