The Second Council of Nicaea

That women ought not to live in bishops' houses, nor in monasteries of men.

"Be without offense to those who are without," says the divine Apostle. Now for women to live in Bishops' houses or in monasteries is ground for grave offense. Whoever therefore is known to have a female slave or freewoman in the episcopal palace or in a monastery for the discharge of some service, let him be rebuked. And if he still continue to retain her, let him be deposed. If it happens that women are on the suburban estates, and the bishop or hegumenos desires to go there, so long as the bishop or hegumenos is present, let no woman at that time continue her work, but let her betake herself to some other place until the bishop [or hegumenos ] has departed, so that there be no occasion of complaint.