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What are the enclosed orders of nuns?
All nuns started out as cloistered, that is the very definition of a nun, as opposed to a Sister. A Sister works out in the world, classically, teaching, nursing, etc. Nuns, such as Benedictines, Cistercians, Carthusians, were all cloistered, although many, not all, modern Benedictine nuns work out in the world like Sisters. (Cloistered is the term for an "enclosed Order". Classically, Carmelites, Visitation Sisters, Franciscans, Dominicans, and many others were cloistered as well, but they are not nuns.
What challenges did the nuns in the order called Sisters of St. Joseph face?
The Ursulines are Sisters not nuns. They were founded in the sixteenth century and were the very first Order that was founded that was not composed of cloistered nuns, instead they were founded for the education of young girls so the Sisters were not to be cloistered but to be out in the community. There was Episcopal opposition to a religious order of women that was not strictly cloistered, at that time.
Did Mother Teresa have her own kids or think about it?
Mother Teresa was a celebate, as are all nuns.
Is this true or false that the cloistered life in the Middle Ages was open only to men?
I suppose false, as nuns may have been cloistered on occasion.
How do you use cloistered in a sentence?
In the olden days, most nuns lived cloistered lives, safely secured from the world by tall convent walls and little to no interaction with the world beyond them.
What churches have nuns?
The Roman Catholic Church, Anglicans, Lutherans, Orthodox Christians, Jains, Taoists, Hindus, and Buddhists are some of the churches that have nuns. They have chosen a cloistered lifestyle and are dedicated to their beliefs.
Are nuns allowed to do arts and crafts?
Yes! Since silence is strictly observed during the day for nuns, they usually have an hour to recreate. Usually in the warmer months, this means gardening together. In the winter, they often do arts and crafts! The book called A Right to be Merry, by Mother Mary Francis, describes some of the activities enjoyed in cloistered life.
What is a monastery dweller called?
Monks and Friars live in a monastery. Nuns and cloistered women live in monasteries as well, not to be confused with convents.
How do you use the word cloister in a sentence?
In the olden days, nuns were safely cloistered behind high convent walls, protected from the outside world.
Which Saint saved her cloistered nuns and the town of Assisi from destruction by holding up the blessed sacrament?
Saint Clare of Assisi is the saint who saved her cloistered nuns and the town of Assisi from destruction by holding up the Blessed Sacrament. She prayed fervently and held up the Eucharist, and the invading soldiers turned back in fear of divine punishment.
How did children become a part of this religion if celibacy was practiced as with the Cloistered Nuns and Monks of the Catholic Religion...where did the children come from to keep the membership incre?
Not the entire Catholic population became nuns and monks - only a small part.
How did the medieval times nuns have a different life than monks?
Nuns were more likely to be cloistered in their monasteries with very little contact with the outside world. As a group, monks had more freedom to live a secular kind of life if they wished.
