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Bookmark or Share- 修女 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书修女 （英語： Nun），是 天主教 、 東正教 、 聖公會 以及 信義宗 的女性修行人員，必须三起誓（即神貧、貞潔、服從），每个起誓有对应的恩赐。 传统上修女是要出家进入教会生活（即天主教皇管辖区，涉及地方教堂等），闭关侍奉 神，组织团契参加教会工作教育，协助神父进行传教等。 [1] 英语中修女称谓是 Sister，修院長則稱 Mother，其后加上聖名； 西语 等中也是如此。 在中国有些地区，修女会被称为“姆姆”、“嬷嬷”或“贞女”。 [2] 成为修女的修行在 受洗 5年以上才可提出申請。
- Nuns | Catholic Answers EncyclopediaNuns. I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY.—The institution of nuns and sisters, who devote themselves in various religious orders to the practice of a life of perfection, dates from the first ages of the Church, and women may claim with a certain pride that they were the first to embrace the religious state for its own sake, without regard to missionary work ...
- Nuns (History, Origin, Vows, Orders + More Information)Nuns are women who have professed the solemn vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and who have devoted their lives to the service of God and others. In this article, I’ll explore the history and origin of nuns, their different orders, the vows they take, and their leadership roles.
- Nun - WikipediaTraditionally, nuns are members of enclosed religious orders and take solemn religious vows, while sisters do not live in the papal enclosure and formerly took vows called "simple vows". [4] As monastics, nuns living within an enclosure historically commit to recitation of the full Divine Office throughout the day in church, usually in a solemn ...
- Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States - WikipediaCatholic sisters and nuns in the United States have played a major role in American religion, education, nursing and social work since the early 19th century. In Catholic Europe, convents were heavily endowed over the centuries, and were sponsored by the aristocracy.
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