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Cloisters 7.00am
Monk walking in the cloister at St Milburga's (image)
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This portrait is linked to the "A day in the life of a monk" web-pages for Much Wenlock c1475. It was painted by Jacqui Bryan (2007).
This portrait is linked to the "A day in the life of a monk" web-pages for Much Wenlock c1475. It was painted by Jacqui Bryan (2007).
Cloisters 7.00am
The monks wash in the lavabo and then read in the cloister. A cloister consists of four corridors, with a courtyard in the middle. It gives cover from the rain, but is open to the air. The cloister is where monks read and occasionally write manuscripts.