Yes, if they work in hospitals or hospices, may do. As with the Armed forces- there are different uniforms for different duties- such a nun would have both a hospital duty ( habit) which might include a lab coat, white shoes- and a dress habit for more directly religious duties- such as attending the Chapel services. this may even be called a Chapel habit. so it goes.
Nuns wear different things depending on the customs of their particular community. I am a teacher and it would be quite inappropriate for me to show up to school with no shoes on, with high-heeled shoes, or expensive shoes. Some nuns are dedicated to works of penance or have a special spirit of simplicity etc. It would be appropriate and virtuous for them to not wear shoes if that is their communities tradition.
Nursing shoes are rubber-soled. Most offer more shock-absorbing since we walk / stand a lot.
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Roman Catholic AnswersMany nuns wear white: Cisterians and Carthusians among others. Also, most nuns, regardless of the color of their habit will wear a white veil before they are professed. There are also many sisters who wear white, such as Dominicans, but they are not nuns.
Ursuline nuns wear black dresses and a black and white head dress to show their religion.
Yes, nuns as well as most people wear pajamas.
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They are supposed to wear habits, but many choose not to.
the ursuline nuns came to new France to establish religious settlements.
Some orders of nuns wear a wedding ring as a symbolic "marriage" to Jesus and their faith. Nuns are not God's wives.
Different orders wear different colors, Benedictine nuns wear black, Cistercian nuns were white, and there are others. Regardless of the color, the entire "outfit", if you will, is called a habit, you can see more of an explanation at the link below:
Buddhist nuns (bhikkhunis) wear robes (civara). The robes have different names in different countries and different schools of Buddhism.