stackyFACTSIf you thought introverts loved isolation, anchorites took it to a hilarious extreme.
If you thought introverts loved isolation, anchorites took it to a hilarious extreme. Before being permanently bricked into a tiny room attached to a church, they were forced to sit through their own literal funeral mass. The church considered them legally dead to the world, meaning they could spend the rest of their natural lives rotting in a cell while completely ignoring everyone outside. Talk about committing to the bit.
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