Poor Clares, Gravelines: Life Cycles

Number of nuns in dataset	299
Date of entry recorded	27	9.0%
Date of profession recorded	293	98.0%
Date of profession and death in convent recorded	276	92.3%
Age at profession recorded	292	97.7%

Percentages are of all nuns in the dataset, including those who entered but never professed.

Ages at Profession

This analysis is based on the age at profession as calculated from dates of birth and of profession.
The ages at profession range from 15 to 69.

Length of Convent Career

This analysis is based on those nuns, for whom the dates of their profession and of their death in convent are known.It does not include nuns who died after the convent closed.The lengths of career range from 2 to 73 years.