an establishment of nuns

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• Nuns — • Females consecrated to God by religious vows Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nuns     Nuns     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Augustinian 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 …   Wikipedia

• Grey Nuns — • The Order of Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal, commonly called Grey Nuns because of the colour of their attire, was founded in 1738 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Grey Nuns     Grey Nuns …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Passionist nuns — The Passionist nuns are an order of nuns in the Roman Catholic Church. It was the second Passionist order to be established, founded by St. Paul of the Cross and venerable Mary of Jesus Crucified in 1771. History In the Life of St. Paul of the… …   Wikipedia

• nunnery — an establishment of nuns …   Medieval glossary

• Bhikkhuni — A Bhikkhuni (IAST|Bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) , IAST|Bhikkhuṇī (Pāli) or 比丘尼(Chinese characters), th. ภิกษุณี, IPA2|pʰiksuniː) is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. Male monastics are called Bhikkhus. Both Bhikkunis and Bhikkhus live by the… …   Wikipedia

• convent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English covent, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenire Date: 13th century a local community or house of a religious order or congregation; especially an establishment of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• The 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 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Schools — • History and development of education as related to the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Schools     Schools     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …   Universalium