What Does “Cloister” Mean in the Bible?
The courtyard with covered walkways in a monastery. It also means the life set apart of nuns and monks who do not go out.
It can mean
- “Enclosure”: the part of the monastery that outsiders do not enter, so that the monks or nuns can live in silence and prayer.
- In the Bible: Jesus would withdraw to deserted places to pray.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 5:16; Mark 1:35
What the Bible says
Luke 5:16
And he retired into the desert, and prayed.
Mark 1:35
And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “claustro” and “clausura”; Catechism 920-921