What is a nun responsible for in their place of worship?

Answer 1

A nun is a woman who takes monastic vows, typically of chastity, poverty and/or obedience. The male equivalent of a nun is a monk, though the duties of a nun usually lie in the areas of religious education, nursing or charitable service. Therefore, the word nunk has been coined by Catholic theologian Raimundo Panikkar to refer to a female renunciate leading the contemplative life of a monk. Nuns are members in orders of several different Christian traditions (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox), and in Buddhist traditions. Historically a nun wears a habitspecific to her order, a uniform significantly different from the normal clothing of the women in her culture. This practice has greatly diminished in modern times. Buddhist nuns also shave their heads. The nun who is elevated to manage and operate the nunnery or convent where the nuns live communally may be called an abbess or Mother Superior, and the head of multiple convents of the same order is known as the Superior General. Nuns do various kinds of work, including nursing the sick, teaching children, looking after the poor, and in many cases simply withdrawing from the world to pray or meditate.

Answer 2

Nuns do many things. Their responsibilities will vary greatly dependent on their location and the attitude of their mother-superior or priest.

Here are some examples of responsibilities:

Ordained teachers

Caretakers of church grounds

Advisers to the priests