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The Monastery of St.Jean in Arles, France

The monastery of St. Jean was founded by the bishop Caesarius of Arles in 512 in the city of Arles as a monastery to house a group of monastic women led by his sister Caesaria the Elder. Monastic women were women consecrated to God, who made a formal vow to enter a monastery and lead a communal (coenobitic) form of ascetic life. Most of these women came from the aristocratic classes.

The monastery itself was located near the walls of the Roman city of Arles. The monastery was positioned near the baptistry of St. Jean and a basilica was built nearby.