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DraMaFlo t1_j7un513 wrote

>She was an anchoress, a woman who was walled into a cell to live a life of
prayer and contemplation, who lived at All Saints Church in Fishergate
in York, the researchers said.
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>Dr McIntyre said the woman had septic arthritis and advanced venereal syphilis, which would have left her disfigured.

Yeah, great lifestyle

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CupcakeValkyrie t1_j7xad6t wrote

To be fair, they didn't say it revealed a fun lifestyle, just a lifestyle.

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Tutualulu t1_j7xvyb2 wrote

And with disease like that, maybe the lifestyle allowed her to at least be taken care of.

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