The Bernadines of the Precious Blood were a congregation of nuns founded by Mother Ballou, with the assistance of St. Francis de Sales, as an offshoot of the Trappistines. Surviving English-language sourcing for this congregation is limited to a brief entry in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, so no further founding date or location is recorded here. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 2 Who may join Who may joinLay and Ordained Together 1 Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 1 Practice
Liturgical Language Liturgical Language Organisation
OrdinationHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession 1 OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 1 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 2 Connections
Uses Liturgical Language
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Sources
1. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
2. Bernadines of the Precious Blood (Wikipedia)
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The Bernadines of the Precious Blood were a congregation of nuns founded by Mother Ballou with the assistance of St. Francis de Sales, as an offshoot of the Trappistines.
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The Bernadines of the Precious Blood were a congregation of nuns founded by Mother Ballou with the assistance of St.
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