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Canonesses — A canoness is a member of a religious community of women (nuns) living a simple life. Many communities observe the monastic rule of Saint Augustine. The name corresponds to the male equivalent, a canon. The origin and rules are common to both. As … Wikipedia
Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre — Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre Concerning the foundation there is only a tradition connecting it with St. James the Apostle and representing St. Helena as… … Catholic encyclopedia
Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre — The Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre are a Catholic female religious order.The habit is black, and the choir sisters wear a white linen surplice, without sleeves, on the left side of which is embroidered a double red cross. A black veil… … Wikipedia
Canons and Canonesses Regular — • According to St. Thomas Aquinas, a canon regular is essentially a religious cleric Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canons and Canonesses Regular Canons and Canonesses Regular … Catholic encyclopedia
Holy Sepulchre, Canonesses Regular of the — • Concerning the foundation there is only a tradition connecting it with St. James the Apostle and representing St. Helena as invested with the habit by St. Macanus, Bishop of Jerusalem Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
List of abbeys and priories in England — Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Article layout 2 Abbreviations and key … Wikipedia
List of Christian religious houses in North Rhine-Westphalia — This is a list of Christian religious houses, both for men and for women, whether or not still in operation, in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. Most religious houses survived the Reformation, although many nunneries did so by becoming Lutheran… … Wikipedia
Canons Regular — are members of certain bodies of Canons (priests) living in community under the Augustinian Rule ( regula in Latin), and sharing their property in common as a type of vow of poverty. Distinct from monks, who live a cloistered, contemplative life… … Wikipedia
Canoness — • The assistance of women in the work of the Church goes back to the earliest time, and their uniting together for community exercises was a natural development of religious worship Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canoness C … Catholic encyclopedia
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