In old England, a strange custom was followed wherein people would be locked in a church for lifetime till their souls depart. It was a religious fervour and people undergoing it had to withstand life imprisonment. The inspiration of this custom was drawn from John the Baptist, who was a hermit and was profoundly known as "the messenger of God". His ascetic solitude appealed people as the way a person could get more closer to the Almighty. A group called "Anchorite" adopted the virtues of John. The belief was that devotion in complete isolation brings a person nearer to God. Those who wanted to become an Anchorite had their way to it through much difficulties. Taking consent of the church was the first step. The construction where the Anchorite would stay had to be in the vicinity of the church. Once locked, they would never come out in their life of such imprisonment. Moreover, a person would have to be financially stable in order for him/her to be able to bear
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