The ''Abbey of the Holy Ghost'' is a medieval

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, ca. 1350–1375. The text is preserved in at least 26 manuscripts, often followed by the ''Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost''. The text advises lay women on how to live a contemplative life outside a

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; the companion ''Charter'' speaks of the fall and

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. The most recent edition ''The Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost'', was released in 1975 by

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