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Bookmark or Share- The Daily Life of Medieval Nuns - World History EncyclopediaNuns took vows of chastity, renounced worldly goods and devoted themselves to prayer, religious studies and helping society's most needy. Many nuns produced religious literature and music, the most famous amongst these authors being the 12th century CE abbess Hildegard of Bingen.
- How Nuns Work - HowStuffWorksWomen who retreat from the world to live in a convent or a monastery are nuns; whereas women who remain in the world, teaching in schools, working as nurses or staffing homeless shelters are, strictly speaking, sisters.
- What is the Difference Between a Nun and a Sister?Both nuns and sisters are women religious and constitute a most beautiful way of serving Jesus Christ and all souls in the Church. A nun takes solemn and public perpetual vows of chastity, poverty and obedience (evangelical counsels), and typically spends her life in prayer and work and silence in a cloistered convent.
- Nun - WikipediaNuns are most common in Mahayana Buddhism, but have more recently become more prevalent in other traditions. In the Catholic tradition, there are many religious institutes of nuns and sisters (the female equivalent of male monks or friars), each with its own charism or special character.
- Debunking five myths about nuns - U.S. CatholicNuns are all the same. Religious women – as individuals and communities – defy stereotypes. Congregations and communities have unique charisms, the precious ways that they have been called to live out gospel imperatives.
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