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A religious order is characterized by an authority structure where a superior general has jurisdiction over the order's dependent communities. An exception is the Order of Saint Benedict which is not a religious order in this technical sense, because it has a system of independent houses, meaning that each abbey is autonomous. However, the ...
A religious order is a subgroup within a larger confessional community with a distinctive high-religiosity lifestyle and clear membership. Religious orders often trace their lineage from revered teachers, venerate their founders, and have a document describing their lifestyle called a rule of life. Such orders exist in many of the world's ...
Teutonic Knights (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, German Order) O.S.M.T. Teutonic Order: 1192 Third Order of Saint Dominic: T.O.P. The Sisters of the Sacred Heart and of the Poor (Hermanas de la Sagrada Corazon y los Pobres) H.S.C.P. Third Order Secular of the Most Holy Trinity: O.SS.T. Ter. Trinitarian
History of Catholic religious orders (13 C, 18 P) Organisation of Catholic religious orders (10 C, 42 P) A. Assumptionist Order (4 C) Augustinian Order (10 C, 16 P) B.
The non-ordained in these orders are not to be considered laypersons in a strict sense—they take certain vows and are not free to marry once they have made solemn profession of vows. All female religious are non-ordained; they may be sisters living to some degree of activity in a communal state, or nuns living in cloister or some other type ...
Hindu religious orders (2 C, 15 P) I. Islamic orders (1 C, 1 P) S. Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Religious orders"
Today the Friars Minor is composed of three branches: the Order of Friars Minor (Brown Franciscans), Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Brown Friars with long pointed hoods) and the Order of Friars Minor Conventual wearing grey or black habits (thus known as Grey Friars). In the Franciscan order, a friar may be an ordained priest or a religious ...
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization and doctrine.Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.