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1Order 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… …
2Nuns — • Females consecrated to God by religious vows Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nuns Nuns † …
3Order of Saint Augustine — Abbreviation OSA Formation March, 1256 Type Catholic religious ord …
4Order and Abbey of Fontevrault — Order and Abbey of Fontevrault † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order and Abbey of Fontevrault I. CHARACTER OF THE ORDER The monastery of Fontevrault was founded by Blessed Robert d Arbrissel about the end of 1100 and is situated in a… …
5Order of the Presentation — Order of the Presentation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of the Presentation An Order founded at Cork, Ireland, by Nano (Honoria) Nagle (see below). In 1775 she entered with some companions on a novitiate for the religious life. With …
6Third order — The term Third Order designates persons who live according to the Third Rule of Catholic religious orders, either outside of a monastery in the world, or in a religious community.Their members, in general lay members of religious orders, i.e. men …
7The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …
8Augustinian nuns — are the most ancient and continuous segment of the Roman Catholic Augustinian religious order under the canons of contemporary historical method. The Augustinian nuns, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic …
9Religious 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… …
10Third Order of Saint Dominic — The Third Order of St. Dominic (known as Lay Fraternities of St Dominic or Lay Dominicans since 1972) is a Roman Catholic third order affiliated with the Dominican Order. Contents 1 Origin 2 Spirit 3 Reformation 4 …
