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The name comes from the Greek word for Ascetic . A Skete usually has a common area of Worship (a Church or a Chapel ), with individual Hermitage s or small houses for a small number of Monk s or Nun s. In the early tradition of Christianity , the Skete was one form of monastic life, forming a bridge between the Cenobium (community of monks or nuns living together) and the isolated hermitage (solo monks and nuns). In the early church, men and women aspiring to be hermits or Anchorite s, would first be sent to the Skete in preparation - the Skete acted as almost a 'halfway house' between the cenobium and total solitude. The Skete has fallen out of use in modern Christianity, although some monastic organisations are attempting to reintroduce the Skete model of worship. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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