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What does I.B.V.M. mean in regard to the Loreto nuns?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 11/14/2022

The letters I.B.V.M. stand for the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was founded by an Englishwoman, Mary Ward, in 1609. Her hope was to found an order for women to parallel the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) for men. The Bar Convent in York is associated with her.

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Sisters of Loreto at age 18.

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Patricia Lambe has written: 'The work of Loreto nuns for education in Manchester'

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