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In Christianity, nuns are found in the Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican and some Presbyterian traditions, as well as other Christian denominations. [1] In the Buddhist tradition, female monastics are known as Bhikkhuni , and take several additional vows compared to male monastics ( bhikkhus ).
"The growth and decline of the population of Catholic nuns cross-nationally, 1960-1990: A case of secularization as social structural change." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (1996): 171-183. JSTOR 1387084; Fialka, John J. Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America (New York: St. Martin Press, 2003), popular journalism.
Christian nuns by religious denomination. Subcategories. ... Catholic religious sisters and nuns (4 C, 1 P) E. Eastern Orthodox nuns (6 C, 2 P) L. Lutheran nuns (7 C ...
The Celtic Church played an important role in restoring Christianity to Western Europe following the Fall of Rome, and so the work of nuns like Brigid is significant in Christian history. [26] The abbess Hilda of Whitby was an important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England. Clare of Assisi
The nun in charge of a monastery, convent, or abbey. In some traditions, ordained to the diaconate. Episcopal Vicar: Very Reverend, Very Rev. A bishop or priest granted vicarious authority from a diocesan bishop for a specific area of ministry (e.g., Judicial Vicar, Vicar for Clergy, etc.).
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate says that in the 1970s there were about 161,000 nuns in the U.S. Last year, there were 39,000 — a decline of about 75%. ... "Christianity got ...
When young nuns at a convent in Eastern Europe told their Mother Superior that a priest had tried to molest them, she retorted that it was probably their fault for "provoking him". When African ...
Australian Christian nuns (4 C) E. Eastern Catholic nuns (5 C, 2 P) S. Women Christian religious superiors (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Christian nuns"