Female ascetic burial in Jerusalem

[Imperial Dave]

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/female-ascetic-burial-near-jerusalem/

Hopefully of interest...

[Jim Webster]

We do know that there were a lot of women ascetics toward the End of the Roman Empire, (in the West) and we also know that whilst there were the 'Desert Fathers' there were also the 'Desert Mothers' who were less numerous but their leaders seem to have been well respected within the Church