Book Title: Nette Afbeeldingen der eygene dragten van alle geestelijke vrouwen en nonnenorders; Nevens een korte Aantekening van haar begin, voortgang en bevestiging. ... / Adrien Schoonenbeek.

Author: Schoonebeek, Adriaan, ca. 1660-1714

Image Title: Jerusalem Nuns of Saint Hilarion

Description: This etched print features a member of the “Jerusalem Nuns of Saint Hilarion,” though there is no such order in the historical record. Hilarion (c. 291 – 371 CE) was a native of Palestine and returned there as a hermit after his stay in the Egyptian desert among the followers of Anthony the Great. Upon his return, he garnered such a following that he is considered the founder of the anchoritic life in Palestine, but the organization of the earliest anchorite institutions there is unknown.

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