Abbess

Basic Information

An Abbess is the title given to a female leader of a Christian monastery, such as a nunnery. It's male equivalent is an Abbot.

See Also:

• Information relevant to both the male and female versions of this position can be found on the Abbot page.
• Abbess Gertrude Of Nivelles
• Monk - this page has a lot of information relevant to monastery life in general, and at the moment we don't yet have a nun page.

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia on Abbess

Game and Story Use

• In the real world, an Abbot and Abbess are likely to have differing powers and responsibilities, stemming from certain religions limiting the priesthood to males. In a fantasy world or other unique setting, the GM/author gets to choose if these are two distinct positions with differing career paths and authority, or if something more egalitarian is the norm.