It means giving up any property on behalf of the noblest goals.
priests and religious men and women took the vow of poverty as they chose their life being religious.
The vow of poverty is expressing the oneness with the poor because Jesus really emphasized the concern to the poor.
They take vows of Chastity, Poverty and obedience.
There were four for monks and nuns: the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, plus the vow of stability (meaning a commitment to remain within their monastic community for the remainder of their lives).Friars took only three vows (poverty, chastity and obedience).
Poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Vows; often taken by religious
Typically they are poverty, chastity (celibacy in some cases) and obedience. Some orders will include other kinds of vows as well, depending on the rules set forth by the founders.
The three vows taken by the Knights Templar were poverty, chastity, and obedience. They dedicated themselves to a life of service, renouncing personal wealth, relationships, and worldly desires in order to serve God and protect pilgrims in the Holy Land.
Religious women who take vows to live a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.
Monk or nun.
A vow of poverty is a vow before God to not own anything or have any money. Nuns, religious priests, sisters, and brothers take this vow in addition to vows of chastity and obedience. These three vows are known as the evangelical counsels.
poverty is not meant to be a marriage 'stopper'. but sure u need money to run a househol. vows are done for better, for worse
a group of community men who vows to poverty and religious beliefs
Monks took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. There is a link below to the section on early Christianity of an article on Christian monasticism.