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  2. Solemn vow - Wikipedia

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    For women, those with simple vows were simply "sisters", with the term "nun" reserved in canon law for those who belonged to an institute of solemn vows, even if in some localities they were allowed to take simple vows instead. [20] However, the 1917 Code abolished the distinction according to which solemn vows, unlike simple vows, were ...

  3. Religious vows - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the order, temporary vows may be renewed a number of times before permission to take final vows is given. There are exceptions: the Jesuits' first vows are perpetual, for instance, and the Sisters of Charity take only temporary but renewable vows. Religious vows are of two varieties: simple vows and solemn vows. The highest level ...

  4. Religious order (Catholic) - Wikipedia

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    In the past, what distinguished religious orders from other institutes was the classification of the vows that the members took as solemn vows. According to this criterion, the last religious order founded was that of the Bethlehemite Brothers in 1673. [2]

  5. Religious congregation - Wikipedia

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    For women, those with simple vows were simply "sisters", with the term "nun" reserved in canon law for those who belonged to an institute of solemn vows, even if in some localities they were allowed to take simple vows instead. [5] However, it abolished the distinction according to which solemn vows, unlike simple vows, were indissoluble.

  6. Ad universalis Ecclesiae - Wikipedia

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    The immediate occasion of its promulgation was the settlement, once and forever, of doubts which had arisen and been presented to the Holy See about the validity of solemn vows made without due observance of the decree Neminem Latet, i.e. without the three years' profession of simple vows.

  7. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. "In sickness and in health" redirects here. For other uses, see In sickness and in health (disambiguation). Promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You ...

  8. Religious profession - Wikipedia

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    St. Ignatius of Loyola laid down that in his order there should be a simple profession, followed by more or less frequent renewal of vows until such time as the candidate should be prepared for the solemn or definitive profession; this under Pius IX and Leo XIII has become the common law of all religious orders. [7]

  9. Consecrated virgin - Wikipedia

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    This consecration could be done either concurrently with or some time after the profession of solemn vows. Among Carthusian nuns, there was the unique practice of these virgins being entitled to hand apart from a crown a stole, and a maniple, [11] vestments otherwise reserved to clergy.