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A '''nun''' (from the [[Latin]] ''nonna'' being a female version of ''nonnus'' meaning ''monk'') was the female equivalent of a [[monk]]. Nuns lived in |
A '''nun''' (from the [[Latin]] ''nonna'' being a female version of ''nonnus'' meaning ''monk'') was the female equivalent of a [[monk]]. Nuns lived in [convent] and followed a [[religion|religious]] life under the authority of an abbess or prioress. |
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===[Medieval] Orders of Nuns=== |
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*[[Wikipedia:Order_of_Saint_Benedict|The Order of St. Benedict]] |
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**[[Wikipedia:Cistercians|The Order of Cistercians]] |
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**[[Wikipedia:Trappistines|The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappistines)]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Poor_Clares|The Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares)]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Dominican_nuns|The Order of Preachers (Dominican nuns)]] |
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===Notable Nuns from [Period]=== |
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Revision as of 02:02, 11 September 2007
A nun (from the Latin nonna being a female version of nonnus meaning monk) was the female equivalent of a monk. Nuns lived in [convent] and followed a religious life under the authority of an abbess or prioress.
[Medieval] Orders of Nuns
- The Order of St. Benedict
- The Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares)
- The Order of Preachers (Dominican nuns)
