Catholic order
Monks under vows
A Catholic order is a religious community within the Roman Catholic Church whose members live according to a shared rule and take vows—typically poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Franciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits, and Benedictines are prominent examples.
Members may be monks, nuns, friars, or sisters, depending on the order's structure and mission: She joined a Catholic order devoted to teaching.
- JesuitsIgnatian Catholic religious order
- FranciscansCatholic mendicant religious order
- DominicansPreaching religious order members
- Divine OfficeLiturgical daily prayer sequence
- HermitageMajor Russian art institution
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