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Where do nuns live?

Updated: 11/9/2022
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Many nuns do live in monasteries and convents, but some live out in the community where they work, too.

For example, if a nun was a leader in a university campus Catholic Student Center, she would probably live in a house somewhere near her work.
A nun lives in a convent or a nunnery.
Many nuns live in convents (or nunneries), but some now live out the community.

Roman Catholic AnswerNuns live in a monastery which can also be referred to as a cloister or an enclosure. The building itself is usually referred to as the monastery. The whole complex might be referred to as a monastery, or an abbey.

Sisters are a separate case. This is all kind of confusing as nuns are called Sister, in many countries, but sisters are actually a different vocation from nuns. The residence for sisters is usually called a convent.

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