A community of nuns living together under religious vows, or the building where they reside.
From Latin 'conventus' meaning 'assembly, meeting,' from 'convenire' (to come together). Originally applied to any religious gathering, it specialized to mean communities of religious women by the 13th century.
Convents represent one of history's rare spaces where women could gain education, leadership roles, and independence from family structures. Many medieval convents were centers of learning and artistic production, preserving knowledge and creating illuminated manuscripts when few others could read.
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