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  • 1Religious order — A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder s religious… …

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  • 2Congregation of Jesus and Mary — The Eudists Abbreviation C.J.M. / C.I.M. Motto Vive Jesus et Marie Formation 25 …

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  • 3RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …

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  • 4Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …

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  • 5Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer — Abbreviation C.SS.R. Motto Copiosa apud eum redemptio (With him is Plentiful Redemption) …

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  • 6Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) —     Congregation of Priests of the Mission     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Congregation of Priests of the Mission     A congregation of secular priests with religious vows founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The members add the letters C.M. to their… …

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  • 7Order of Saint Augustine — Abbreviation OSA Formation March, 1256 Type Catholic religious ord …

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  • 8Order of Friars Minor —     Order of Friars Minor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor     (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following heads:     I. General History of the Order;     A. First Period (1209… …

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  • 9Order of Preachers —     Order of Preachers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Preachers     As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the… …

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  • 10COMMUNITY — antiquity middle ages character and structures functions and duties individual centers the muslim caliphate in the east …

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