Term

laura

A cluster of individual cells or caves where hermits lived in proximity, allowing for both solitary life and communal worship.

Filed underChurch History

Definition

Cells or caves for individuals were in close enough proximity that a person could live as a hermit but come together with others for worship and other occasions.

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Includes: hermitTerm

Sources

1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 229Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 229.

Last revised August 14, 2026