Catholic nuns
E817000
Catholic nuns are women who take religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience within the Catholic Church and dedicate their lives to prayer, community life, and service.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
member of religious order
ⓘ
religious person ⓘ |
| canBeMemberOf |
Benedictine order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carmelite order NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominican order NERFINISHED ⓘ Missionaries of Charity NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Clares NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisters of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | spiritual life of the Church ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
community life
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ service ⓘ |
| follows | Rule of their religious order ⓘ |
| formationIncludes |
novitiate
ⓘ
postulancy ⓘ temporary vows ⓘ |
| formationLeadsTo | perpetual vows ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| goal | union with God ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
convents
ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
celibate
ⓘ
communal ⓘ |
| livesAccordingTo | evangelical counsels ⓘ |
| livesIn | religious community ⓘ |
| livesUnder | superior (abbess or prioress) ⓘ |
| mayBelongTo |
active apostolic order
ⓘ
contemplative order ⓘ |
| mayEngageIn |
intellectual work
ⓘ
manual labor ⓘ |
| mayTake |
simple vows
ⓘ
solemn vows ⓘ |
| mayWear | veil ⓘ |
| mayWorkIn |
education
ⓘ
health care ⓘ missionary work ⓘ parish ministry ⓘ social services ⓘ |
| observes | community rule ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic religious life ⓘ |
| practices |
Liturgy of the Hours
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communal prayer ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| takesVowOf |
chastity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local bishop ⓘ |
| vowsAre | public vows ⓘ |
| wears | religious habit ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.