NounSingular convent Plural convents convent (plural convents)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion. In modern English usage, "convent" almost invariably refers to a community of women, while "monastery," "priory" or "friary" are used for men; but in historical usage they are often interchangeable. Technically, a "monastery" is a community of monastics, whereas a "convent" is a community of mendicants ("friary" specifying a male community specifically), and a "canonry" a community of canons [regular]. The terms "abbey" and "priory" can be applied to both monasteries and canonries and distinguish those headed by an Abbot from the lesser dependent houses headed by a Prior. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License My fellow Catholics and anyone interested if you were going to enter a convent or monastery which order would? Q. you choose and why? Currently I am leaning towards either the Poor Clares or Discalced Carmelites with the Carmelite order ahead by a yard. Asked by Ave Maria - Thu Jul 2 21:15:33 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. I am not well versed in the orders, or knowledgeable enough about you, to help you make that decision. As a mental health professional with 20+ years experience, now retired, I demanded a thorough psychological knowledge of an individual before we began any clinical treatment, and I guess I apply that same self-demand here. I will say, or want to say, here, that I want to offer up a multitude of "Our Fathers" for you to help make your decision. I, at my age (55+), can remember when I had the urge or "calling" to join the priesthood, and, with extreme sadness I have to say that I didn't follow that calling. I also considered the Franciscan monks and the Benedictines, but, again, I failed to follow what may have been God's calling. … [cont.] Answered by Randy N - Thu Jul 2 22:55:43 2009 I'm looking for a book-about a nuns when she escaped the life of a convent in Canada any ideas ? Q. My elderly neighbor told me of a book she read when she was young it was about the life of one nun-in Canada she had escaped the life of a catholic convent of nuns and the book is basically about her telling the story of the terrible life she and other nuns suffered. Sounds really interesting any ideas on the title ? Asked by lisa g - Tue May 12 09:24:56 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk by Maria Monk Read this article about the validity of the book Answered by davches - Wed May 13 09:26:09 2009 How Christian is it to inflict physical pain on children, such as Nuns hitting small girls in convent schools?
Q. How Christian is it to inflict physical pain on children, such as Nuns hitting small girls in convent schools? Asked by n b - Sun Jan 4 12:45:57 2009 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments A. A nun beat a child for writing left handed, sign of the devil she said...what an idiot. Answered by Donna - Sun Jan 4 12:49:43 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "convent"  news.google.com BBC News Nuns at a Leicestershire convent have said they will struggle to find 1000 to hire a generator to run medical equipment during a planned power cut. ... and more » news.google.com Fairfield Minuteman The GFA Varsity Field Hockey team (7-3-1) had a strong week winning 3-2 in overtime against Holy Child and tying Convent of the Sacred Heart 1-1 in overtime ... news.google.com Savannah Morning News "Tours of eight Historic District homes, a visit to a mid-19th-century convent and high tea served by gracious young women: The St. Vincent's Tour of Homes ... From Google News Search: "convent"  traveljournals.net 666px x 500px | 107.00kB [source page]  barcelona-tourist-guide.com 204px x 250px | 19.50kB [source page] El Convent restaurant in Barcelona Restaurant name EL Convent Restaurant address Calle Jerusalem 3 Barcelona 08001 From Yahoo Image Search: "convent"  hmfoster-nepalmonastery1.blogspot.com hmfoster ue, 02 Feb 2010 15:01:00 GM Ngawang Rinchen, Ngawang Kalden and Lekshey Tsering set off to take me to a sister . convent. . Two of the boys have sisters at this nunnery; Chime Dolkar and Tsering Sangmo. Located in Chinachowk it is 2 bus rides and a walk, away from our ...  wintrmute.livejournal.com Toby Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:46:55 GM Abbotsford . Convent. , in infrared. Taken at the Australia Day Flickr meet. Abbotsford . Convent. (IR)  conventprimarylistowel.scoilnet.ie Brenda Walsh ue, 26 Jan 2010 13:10:02 GM We started our Irish Aid project at the beginning of November. We spent six weeks doing the project for Irish Aid. This charity organisation is a wonderful organisation that helps the poor and hungry all around the world. ... From Google Blog Search: "convent" |
