After a woman takes vows as a cloistered nun, is all contact with her family ceased completely and forever?

By at least one detailed account, the sisters may not leave to visit family, and family members may visit twice a year, with more generous exceptions made for younger sisters who feel a need to see family more often.

http://chatteringmind.com/articles/nunsinthecloister.html

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Thank you for this very, very informative blog.

Reading about the Divine Hours I recall the book "The Name of the Rose".