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  • 11Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille — The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille aka Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bourg is a Roman Catholic order of women.Its forebearer, the The Congregation of Sisters of Saint Joseph was founded in Le Puy, France by the Jesuit Jean… …

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  • 12The Carthusian Order —     The Carthusian Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carthusian Order     The name is derived from the French chartreuse through the Latin cartusia, of which the English charterhouse is a corruption. For the foundation of the order see the… …

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  • 13Carthusian — Order Abbreviation O.Cart., Carthusians Motto Stat crux dum volvitur orbis …

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  • 14Nun — For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). Nun in cloister, 1930; photography by Doris Ulmann A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life.[1] She may be an ascetic who volunta …

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  • 15Religious 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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  • 16Novitiate — Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice (or prospective) monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life. A novice …

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  • 17Order of St. Thomas — The Order of St. Thomas (OST) is a religious order in the Liberal Catholic Tradition. Originally a street outreach group, the Order was brought into The Liberal Catholic Church, formally approved and received on the 30th of May, 2004. The Order… …

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  • 18Religious habit — St. Anthony the Great, wearing the Coptic habit. A religious habit is a distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally some plain garb recognisable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the… …

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  • 19Little Brothers of Jesus — The Little Brothers of Jesus is a Roman Catholic congregation of religious brothers inspired by the life and writings of Charles de Foucauld. Founded in 1933 in France by five seminarians with the assistance of Louis Massignon, an Islamic scholar …

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  • 20Franciscan Friars of the Renewal — The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (abbreviated as C.F.R. ) is a mendicant congregation in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. It follows the Capuchin Franciscan tradition. Contents 1 Foundation 2 Apostolate 3 Religious …

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