a friar from a convent?

A friar is male; while a convent is a monastery for nuns. Can one summon a male from a pure female house?


Context:
It will not appear extraordinary, therefore, that the cavaliers were attacked by a gang of these stragglers in the midst of the forst. They defended themselves with bravery, but were nearly overpowered, when the count's retinue arrived to their assistance. At sight of them the robbers fled, but not nutil the count had received a mortal wound. He was slowly and carefully conveyed abck to the city of Wurzburg, and riar summoned from a neighboring convent, who was famous for his skill in administering to both soul and body; but half of his skill was superfluous; the moments of the unfortunate count were numbered.