Poor Clares — Fresco of Saint Clare and sisters of her order, church of San Damiano, Assisi … Wikipedia
Poor Clare — ▪ religious order also called Clarissine, or Clarisse, any order of nuns descending from the Franciscan order founded at Assisi, Italy, in 1212 by St. Clare of Assisi (Clare of Assisi, Saint) (1194–1253), a noblewoman who took a vow of… … Universalium
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin — Abbreviation Capuchins, O.M.Cap., O.F.M. Cap., O.S.F.C., Capuchin Franciscans Formation 1520 Type Catholic religi … Wikipedia
Order of Poor Ladies — The Order of Poor Ladies, also known as the Order of St Clare, the Poor Clares, the Poor Clare Sisters, the Clarisse, the Minoresses, or the Second Order of St. Francis, (In Latin ordo sanctae Clarae ), is an order of nuns in the Roman Catholic… … Wikipedia
Missionaries of the Poor — The Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) is an international Roman Catholic monastic order of Brothers dedicated to Joyful Service with Christ on the Cross to serve the poorest of the poor. The order was started in 1981 by Father Richard Ho Lung in… … Wikipedia
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St. Veronica Giuliani — St. Veronica Giuliani † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Veronica Giuliani Born at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died at Citt di Castello, 9 July, 1727. Her parents, Francesco Giuliana and Benedetta Mancini, were both of… … Catholic encyclopedia
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Third order — The term Third Order designates persons who live according to the Third Rule of Catholic religious orders, either outside of a monastery in the world, or in a religious community.Their members, in general lay members of religious orders, i.e. men … Wikipedia