The Cell as Sacred Space As we have seen, the cell is the reason for anachoresis. The monk withdraws to find a place for solitude, silence, and transformation. The cell is different from the rest of the inhabited world because of what happens in the cell and in the interior life of the monk. For this reason, the monk must guard the cell both by being a good steward of what takes place within the

The Cell as Sacred Space As we have seen, the cell is the reason for anachoresis. The monk withdraws to find a place for solitude, silence, and transformation. The cell is different from the rest of the inhabited world because of what happens in the cell and in the interior life of the monk. For this reason, the monk must guard the cell both by being a good steward of what takes place within the