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Was it common for premodern Catholic monks and nuns to join monasteries/nunneries without religious callings because they didn't want to starve? To what degree were these places "employers," of last resort? Were unenthusiastic members a drag on their communities?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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