Conception of Our Lady is an order of nuns founded in Portugal in 1484. The order initially followed the rule of the Cistercians before later adopting the rule of St. Clare, aligning it with the Poor Clares. Surviving English-language sourcing for this order is thin, drawn from a brief early twentieth-century encyclopedia entry, so its later history is not documented 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
Originated In
Source Conception of Our Lady (Wikipedia)
Uses Liturgical Language
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Sources
1. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
2. Conception of Our Lady (Wikipedia)
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Conception of Our Lady is an order of nuns founded in Portugal in 1484. They at first followed the rule of the Cistercians, but afterwards that of St. Clare.
Introduction, membership eligibility
Conception of Our Lady is an order of nuns founded in Portugal in 1484.
Originated In: Portugal, Opening sentences of the entity description
Conception of Our Lady is an order of nuns founded in Portugal in 1484.
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