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What is an infirmarian?

What is an infirmarian? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. One who works in a nunnery or monastery, caring for the nuns who became ill, as well as caring for other old and sick people living in the nunnery.
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An infirmarian treated not only other monks but pilgrims, workers, and the poor men, women, and children in the monastery's hospice.
She discharged the offices of portress and infirmarian with great generosity and fidelity.
Whenever there were sick under his charge the infirmarian was to be excused, as far as was necessary, from regular duties.
The infirmarian must be thoroughly reliable, known for his piety and diligence and solicitude for his charge.
Bro. Amans was also in turn a builder, supervisor of the domestic needs, a gardener, a mechanic, carpenter, and a devoted infirmarian.
To quiet him, the infirmarian was obliged to ask Sister if the patient might have it.

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