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  2. Religious habit - Wikipedia

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    The habit (Greek: Σχήμα, romanized: Schēma) is essentially the same throughout the world. The normal monastic color is black, symbolic of repentance and simplicity. The habits of monks and nuns are identical; additionally, nuns wear a scarf, called an apostolnik. The habit is bestowed in degrees, as the monk or nun advances in the ...

  3. Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A Fitting Response: The History of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis (2 vol. 1992) Quinonez, Lora, and Mary Daniel Turner. The Transformation of American Catholic Sisters (1993) excerpt and text search; Schneider, Mary L. "American Sisters and the Roots of Change: the 1950s." US Catholic Historian (1988): 55-72. JSTOR ...

  4. Nun - Wikipedia

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    Prior to women becoming nuns during early modern Spain, aspired nuns underwent a process. The process was ensured by the Council of Trent, which King Philip II (1556–1598) adopted within Spain. [30] King Phillip II acquired the aid of the Hieronymite order to ensure that monasteries abided by the decrees of the Council of Trent. [30]

  5. 'It's my happy place': Two Catholic nuns keep teaching ...

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    Aside from being the only nun teaching regularly at Erie Catholic schools, the 73-year-old Fusco is also one of the system's oldest teachers. When the subject is mentioned, Horan interjects, 'Don ...

  6. Consecrated virgin - Wikipedia

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    The consecration of virgins for nuns who made their final profession of vows outlasted times in various forms and without discontinuation in bestowal. The 1983 Code of Canon Law and the 1996 Apostolic Exhortation Vita Consecrata by Pope John Paul II speak of the reflourishing Order of Virgins ( Ordo Virginum ), the members of which represent an ...

  7. Anglican religious order - Wikipedia

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    Members of religious communities may be known as monks or nuns, particularly in those communities which require their members to live permanently in one location; they may be known as friars or sisters, a term used particularly (though not exclusively) by religious orders whose members are more active in the wider community, often living in smaller groups.

  8. Why is pop culture so obsessed with nuns? - AOL

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    Rihanna and Sydney Sweeney’s vestal get-ups are the latest in a long line of nun subversions. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food ...

  9. Nuns make a habit out of Indianapolis 500 wheelchair race ...

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    The Little Sisters of the Poor brought full fanfare to its 32-year-old tradition, a "Mini 500" in which nuns and residents race on foot or wheelchair.