236:
1381:(1962–1965) many brothers have moved toward professional and academic occupations, especially in the areas of nursing, education, peace, and justice. Brothers in communities with priests and seminarians often undertake advanced studies and enjoy equal standing with ordained members. Today, most brothers such as in the United States serve in some type of professional, technical, or academic ministry. Many serve as chaplains or teachers/faculty members at schools and universities run by their respective orders. In addition, most brothers undertake some studies in spirituality, religious studies, and theology.
2287:
345:
1390:
may collaborate with seminarians and priests or may minister independently of them. Brothers share equal status and rights with seminarians and priests in their communities with the exception that canon law currently requires that mixed communities elect an ordained minister as provincial; however, some dispensations to this rule have been granted. Brothers may be elected to provincial councils and other leadership positions.
372:
2680:
1313:
1264:
25:
279:. De la Salle had initially intended the Institute to be composed of both ordained and lay members, but the death of the candidates he sent to Rome for ordination while en route convinced him to keep the Institute composed only of laymen. Thus the establishment of a recognized status of "brother" as other than an agricultural laborer came to emerge in the Church.
1824:, popularly known as Mormons, adults female and male are often referred to sisters and brothers respectively. The use is similar to Mr. or Mrs, therefore using the terms is not common among young single adults. 'As Latter-day Saints united by common beliefs, the terms Brother and Sister best describe our relationship'.
1393:
The most acceptable term currently for the brother's vocation is "religious brother", sometimes abbreviated as "Bro." or "Br." The generic use of the term "brother" to describe fraternal or spiritual relationships between men in communities can sometimes lead to confusion about what it means to be a
247:
was cultivated in order to handle the temporal business of the abbey. These men were professed members of the community but were restricted to ancillary roles of manual labor. A rigid class system emerged from this arrangement in which the clerics (priests and seminarians) exercised complete control
1389:
and priests. These congregations may be primarily contemplative or apostolic in nature; many try to balance both aspects of religious life. Brothers in the United States and elsewhere have access to an advanced education that is suited to their interests and talents. In mixed communities, brothers
1881:
Pentecostals, like some other
Christians, call each other Brother and Sister, but for Pentecostals this tradition has special meaning. Because they do feel they are literally a family, these terms are not mere titles but are imbued with a greater intensity of meaning: "The Pentecostal church as a
1941:
brother: A man who has taken vows in a
Christian religious, particularly Catholic or Anglican, order but is not ordained. Also, a monk or friar who is in seminary preparing for priesthood is called brother if he has taken his vows. In many traditions, especially evangelical, brother is used as a
160:
A Brother might practice any secular occupation. The title is used as he is expected to be as a brother to others. Brothers are members of a variety of religious communities, which may be contemplative, monastic, or apostolic in character. Some religious institutes are composed only of
Brothers;
2025:
For more information about how to become a brother or sister in the Order of
Lutheran Franciscans, please visit our Vocations page. Following the General Rule, all sisters and brothers of this Order: make vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience, pray the Daily Office, are active in their
223:
One practical consequence of this situation was that the bulk of the physical work which needed to be done for the simple survival of the monastic community came to be done by men who volunteered their services on a full-time basis, and who followed a less severe regimen of prayer. Called
2026:
congregations, have a spiritual director, receive Holy
Communion weekly, make individual confession twice a year, attend annual Chapter and regional convocations whenever possible, and financially support the life and ministry of the order.
1394:"brother" (religious). According to canon law, brothers are neither "lay nor clerical" but instead belong to the religious state of life. Hence, the vocational title "brother" is generally not used by seminarians (other than in monastic or
248:
over the lay brothers. In some cases, lay brothers received little or no formal education, could neither hold office nor vote within their communities, and were forbidden from passing from the lay to the clerical state.
1384:
Today there are more opportunities than ever for brothers in the Church. Brothers can be members of congregations that are made up only of brothers or they may belong to so-called "mixed" communities that include
1224:
1398:) in order to avoid the impression that being a brother is a developmental phase of clerical formation. However, as equal members of the same community, both priests and brothers would consider themselves
1294:
1784:
1882:
whole is a very, is kind of a familial feel. We call each other brothers and sisters and we are brothers and sisters. There is definitely a feeling of kinship among each other."
2164:
2038:
2720:
1649:
1635:
1625:
1591:
295:
276:
1219:
1821:
1287:
299:
2654:
1851:
2117:
The national organization for religious brothers which holds an annual convention and serves as an advocacy group for issues relating to the brother vocation.
2715:
1280:
388:
208:
led to the situation where monks were no longer following this manner of living. Instead, they were focusing primarily on the religious obligations of
235:
2730:
2705:
1714:
1535:
1516:
2157:
384:
353:
2710:
271:, who began to help the poor children of the city. As he was gradually drawn into education as a means for this purpose, he established a new
1046:
1954:
2150:
1692:
1330:
1229:
303:
42:
2102:
2074:
1908:
1612:
1352:
1106:
844:
108:
2495:
1928:
1023:
812:
361:
89:
2508:
1028:
61:
2725:
1506:
1488:
1474:
1460:
1451:
1442:
1334:
529:
519:
46:
212:, especially for donors to the monasteries. This was encouraged by a spiritual reliance among the general membership of the
168:
It is also common in some
Christian groups to refer to other members as "brother" or "sister". In particular, the Christian
232:, they were not considered to be monks, but they were nonetheless gradually accepted as members of the monastic community.
2414:
2389:
2185:
2124:
1987:
1723:
1076:
492:
68:
2664:
282:
The social devastations of the 18th and 19th centuries saw the gradual emergence of other similar congregations of men,
1746:
2572:
2432:
2355:
1812:
use the title of "brother." In the past, male
Shakers in leadership positions of communities used the title "father."
849:
650:
2208:
1553:
1484:
763:
410:
323:
75:
1323:
35:
2276:
2233:
2228:
2136:
1832:
All baptized members of
Jehovah's Witnesses refer to other members in good standing as "brothers" and "sisters".
1768:
1557:
1101:
260:
2250:
640:
442:
319:
57:
2543:
2422:
1924:
1780:
1018:
2644:
2527:
2264:
1741:
1719:
1378:
1268:
1008:
719:
437:
291:
272:
1587:
2218:
2213:
1696:
1663:
1631:
854:
157:, he usually lives in a religious community and works in a ministry appropriate to his capabilities.
2538:
2503:
2437:
2427:
2325:
2303:
1688:
1465:
1371:
1214:
1091:
966:
951:
837:
724:
704:
665:
487:
425:
197:
2548:
2513:
2442:
2203:
1792:
1599:
1438:
1425:
1166:
1013:
961:
908:
714:
586:
502:
477:
138:
1370:
The establishment of congregation of brothers started to boom during the 17th century such as the
2684:
2623:
2223:
2193:
1732:
1645:
1577:
1544:
1526:
1502:
1470:
1456:
1433:
941:
817:
749:
574:
430:
315:
252:
185:
1737:
239:
A church, a monk with lay brother & a praying man (from an illustrated medieval manuscript)
82:
2465:
2271:
2098:
2070:
1904:
1639:
1616:
1549:
1447:
1096:
660:
591:
472:
251:
In the 17th century, education of the poorer classes began to be seen as a means of providing
2384:
2340:
2318:
2245:
2173:
1846:
1841:
1705:
1605:
1581:
1571:
1540:
1429:
1395:
1241:
805:
617:
564:
559:
549:
544:
539:
467:
154:
146:
1752:
2457:
2313:
2177:
2142:
1756:
1701:
1678:
1531:
534:
452:
287:
268:
213:
184:
developed in the early days of
Christianity, most monks remained laymen, as ordination to
142:
2286:
344:
2563:
2335:
2308:
2295:
2257:
2240:
1710:
1659:
1653:
1609:
1567:
1493:
1181:
1161:
1156:
896:
869:
734:
554:
420:
415:
283:
264:
2699:
2659:
2601:
2369:
1873:
1671:
1621:
1595:
1497:
1146:
1071:
1056:
976:
901:
879:
874:
403:
193:
2133:
digital edition of VISION, the annual
Catholic religious vocation discernment guide.
2083:
1728:
1196:
1151:
1051:
859:
773:
768:
756:
447:
256:
209:
1955:"Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life"
1898:
2618:
2404:
2012:
1972:
1522:
1512:
1406:
1312:
1186:
1176:
1171:
1111:
612:
376:
205:
181:
24:
2679:
1263:
371:
200:, the main lifestyle they followed was either agricultural or that of a desert
2639:
2330:
2095:
Who Are My Brothers?: Cleric-Lay Relationships in Men's Religious Communities.
1783:, those who are called "Brothers" (Br.) are male monastics (e.g. votarists of
1682:
1386:
1236:
1136:
1131:
1081:
1066:
1061:
780:
697:
524:
512:
2611:
2596:
2589:
2399:
2350:
1788:
1248:
1191:
1141:
1121:
996:
946:
832:
795:
785:
739:
709:
682:
677:
622:
507:
217:
161:
others are so-called "mixed" communities that are made up of Brothers and
2531:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2374:
1561:
1116:
886:
822:
790:
729:
655:
189:
150:
318:, the term "brother" is also used to refer to non-ordained members of a
2649:
2379:
2130:
1809:
1337: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1126:
827:
744:
607:
579:
569:
497:
169:
2123:
information and free resources about Catholic religious vocations and
1584:
of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis, which both bear his name.
2606:
2584:
2522:
2447:
2394:
2198:
1003:
986:
971:
931:
800:
692:
687:
482:
462:
457:
201:
162:
2553:
2518:
2364:
2120:
2097:
Philip Armstrong, C.S.C., ed. New York: Society of St Paul, 1988.
1478:
1418:
1086:
956:
936:
891:
864:
672:
335:
243:
In other communities, a separate labor force of "lay brothers" or
234:
134:
2069:
Landover: Christian Brothers, 1993. Michael Meister, F.S.C., ed.
2558:
2470:
981:
398:
2146:
2114:
2091:, Richard P. McBrien, general ed. (Harper: San Francisco, 1995)
1409:
in canon law it simply means "not clerical" or "not ordained".
2577:
2139:
Congregation of Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis of Assisi.
1580:, Polish founder of a congregation of brothers and another of
1306:
991:
18:
1771:, brothers are monastics or members of religious orders.
2039:"What is the appropriate way to address Church members?"
1785:
Saint Brigid of Kildare Methodist-Benedictine Monastery
1988:"Algerian martyrs to be beatified in Algeria Dec. 8"
2632:
2494:
2456:
2413:
2349:
2294:
2184:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1872:
1413:Religious brothers who have been proclaimed saints
296:Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
277:Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
2084:http://www.vocation-network.org/articles/show/131
1822:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1816:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
300:Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel
286:. Other examples of such congregations are the
149:of the Church, usually by the vows of poverty,
2082:, VISION Catholic Religious Vocation Network,
1417:Religious brothers who have been canonized as
1402:in the fraternal, communal sense of the term.
2158:
2089:The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism
1852:Vocational discernment in the Catholic Church
1288:
8:
259:. A leading figure of this approach was St.
1481:to be canonized in the history of the order
145:who commits himself to following Christ in
2165:
2151:
2143:
2067:Blessed Ambiguity: Brothers in the Church.
1598:educator, who was the first member of his
1295:
1281:
339:
298:(also known as the De La Salle Brothers),
275:of men for this work, who were called the
172:use the title for all adult male members.
2721:Organisation of Catholic religious orders
1353:Learn how and when to remove this message
216:upon the prayers of monastics to achieve
165:(priests or ministers, and seminarians).
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
2080:Sixteen questions about church vocations
1536:Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
1517:Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
204:. Various forces and trends through the
1863:
1628:, executed during the Spanish Civil War
383:
360:
188:was seen as a hindrance to the monks'
2015:. Order of Lutheran Franciscans. 2015
255:, which had always been a mandate of
7:
1986:Wooden, Cindy (September 14, 2018).
1892:
1890:
1335:adding citations to reliable sources
47:adding citations to reliable sources
1897:Paterwic, Stephen J. (2009-09-28).
1973:"Code of Canon Law, canon 588 § 1"
1693:Congregation of Christian Brothers
635:Administrative and pastoral titles
304:Congregation of Christian Brothers
14:
2716:Roman Catholic religious brothers
1670:Religious brothers who have been
1613:Brothers of the Christian Schools
2678:
2285:
1929:Religion Newswriters Association
1879:. University Press of Kentucky.
1311:
1262:
926:Consecrated and professed titles
645:
370:
343:
284:dedicated primarily to education
23:
2731:Christian religious occupations
2706:Anglican orders and communities
1322:needs additional citations for
153:and obedience. Equivalent to a
34:needs additional citations for
2125:institutes of consecrated life
1808:All male adult members of the
16:Christian religious occupation
1:
2711:Lutheran orders and societies
2115:Religious Brothers Conference
1477:, who was the first Capuchin
1077:Captain General of the Church
493:Assistant to the papal throne
2665:List of religious institutes
2013:"Frequently Asked Questions"
2043:www.churchofjesuschrist.org
1871:Lawless, Elaine J. (1988).
1225:Order of the Holy Sepulchre
2747:
1485:Francis Mary of Camporosso
1269:Catholic Church portal
333:
324:Little Brothers of Francis
2673:
2283:
2277:Society of apostolic life
1900:The A to Z of the Shakers
1827:
1102:Gonfalonier of the Church
261:Jean Baptiste de la Salle
2131:DigitalVocationGuide.org
1942:generic, friendly title.
1366:Religious brothers today
443:Chaplain of His Holiness
2137:franciscan-brothers.net
2685:Catholicism portal
2655:Vocational discernment
2645:Foolishness for Christ
1799:Other uses of the term
1791:religious order (e.g.
1720:Redemptus of the Cross
1558:Saint Joseph's Oratory
1556:, Canadian founder of
1379:Second Vatican Council
720:Diocesan administrator
438:Moderator of the curia
302:(Gabrielites) and the
292:Brothers of Holy Cross
240:
2726:Christian terminology
1992:Catholic News Service
1875:God's Peculiar People
1697:Presentation Brothers
1632:Miguel Febres Cordero
1574:missionary and martyr
855:Protonotary apostolic
385:Ecclesiastical titles
238:
2428:Liturgy of the Hours
2304:Evangelical counsels
1925:"Religion Stylebook"
1689:Edmund Ignatius Rice
1615:executed during the
1372:De La Salle Brothers
1331:improve this article
1092:Commissary Apostolic
725:Ecclesiastical judge
705:Defender of the bond
198:Rule of St. Benedict
196:life. Guided by the
43:improve this article
2204:Religious institute
2121:VocationNetwork.org
1903:. Scarecrow Press.
1828:Jehovah's Witnesses
1793:Order of Saint Luke
1685:, a Belgian brother
1600:religious institute
1439:Bernard of Corleone
1426:Alphonsus Rodriguez
1220:Knights Hospitaller
1209:Organization titles
1014:Provincial superior
587:Territorial prelate
389:order of precedence
210:intercessory prayer
139:religious institute
58:"Religious brother"
2194:Consecrated virgin
1787:) or members of a
1733:Order of Preachers
1646:Mutien-Marie Wiaux
1578:Albert Chmielowski
1503:Ignatius of Laconi
1471:Felix of Cantalice
1457:Crispin of Viterbo
942:Consecrated virgin
463:Apostolic delegate
316:Anglican Communion
241:
2693:
2692:
2466:Clerical clothing
2272:Secular institute
1769:Lutheran Churches
1691:, founder of the
1617:Spanish Civil War
1582:religious sisters
1466:Didacus of Alcalá
1448:Conrad of Parzham
1363:
1362:
1355:
1305:
1304:
1041:Additional titles
977:Master of novices
666:Military ordinary
661:Military chaplain
602:Liturgical titles
592:Territorial abbot
488:Apostolic prefect
473:Apostolic visitor
123:Religious Brother
119:
118:
111:
93:
2738:
2683:
2682:
2341:Vow of enclosure
2289:
2174:Consecrated life
2167:
2160:
2153:
2144:
2054:
2053:
2051:
2049:
2035:
2029:
2028:
2022:
2020:
2009:
2003:
2002:
2000:
1998:
1983:
1977:
1976:
1969:
1963:
1962:
1951:
1945:
1944:
1938:
1936:
1921:
1915:
1914:
1894:
1885:
1884:
1878:
1868:
1847:Religious sister
1842:Consecrated life
1781:Methodist Church
1606:Martyrs of Turon
1588:Bénilde Romançon
1541:Martin de Porres
1396:mendicant orders
1358:
1351:
1347:
1344:
1338:
1315:
1307:
1297:
1290:
1283:
1267:
1266:
1242:Grand Inquisitor
1230:Teutonic Knights
1107:Honorary Prelate
1029:Superior general
818:Personal prelate
806:Assistant pastor
715:Devil's advocate
565:Auxiliary bishop
560:Coadjutor bishop
550:Suffragan bishop
540:Major archbishop
483:Apostolic exarch
468:Apostolic Syndic
458:Apostolic nuncio
374:
362:Hierarchy of the
347:
340:
155:Religious Sister
147:consecrated life
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
2746:
2745:
2741:
2740:
2739:
2737:
2736:
2735:
2696:
2695:
2694:
2689:
2677:
2669:
2628:
2490:
2452:
2409:
2353:
2345:
2290:
2281:
2180:
2178:Catholic Church
2171:
2111:
2063:
2061:Further reading
2058:
2057:
2047:
2045:
2037:
2036:
2032:
2018:
2016:
2011:
2010:
2006:
1996:
1994:
1985:
1984:
1980:
1971:
1970:
1966:
1953:
1952:
1948:
1934:
1932:
1923:
1922:
1918:
1911:
1896:
1895:
1888:
1870:
1869:
1865:
1860:
1838:
1830:
1818:
1806:
1801:
1777:
1765:
1738:Artémides Zatti
1702:Dominic Collins
1679:Isidore De Loor
1675:
1602:to be canonized
1532:Richard Pampuri
1415:
1368:
1359:
1348:
1342:
1339:
1328:
1316:
1301:
1261:
1254:
1253:
1210:
1202:
1201:
1042:
1034:
1033:
927:
919:
918:
636:
628:
627:
603:
535:Diocesan bishop
530:Bishop emeritus
478:Vicar apostolic
453:Papal majordomo
379:
364:Catholic Church
363:
338:
332:
320:religious order
312:
288:Marist Brothers
269:Reims cathedral
214:Catholic Church
178:
143:religious order
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2744:
2742:
2734:
2733:
2728:
2723:
2718:
2713:
2708:
2698:
2697:
2691:
2690:
2688:
2687:
2674:
2671:
2670:
2668:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2652:
2647:
2642:
2636:
2634:
2630:
2629:
2627:
2626:
2621:
2616:
2615:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2594:
2593:
2592:
2582:
2581:
2580:
2570:
2569:
2568:
2567:
2566:
2556:
2546:
2541:
2536:
2535:
2534:
2525:
2516:
2511:
2500:
2498:
2492:
2491:
2489:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2462:
2460:
2454:
2453:
2451:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2419:
2417:
2411:
2410:
2408:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2382:
2377:
2372:
2367:
2361:
2359:
2347:
2346:
2344:
2343:
2338:
2336:Vow of silence
2333:
2328:
2323:
2322:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2300:
2298:
2292:
2291:
2284:
2282:
2280:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2268:
2267:
2262:
2261:
2260:
2258:Cleric regular
2255:
2254:
2253:
2243:
2241:Canons regular
2238:
2237:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2201:
2196:
2190:
2188:
2182:
2181:
2172:
2170:
2169:
2162:
2155:
2147:
2141:
2140:
2134:
2128:
2118:
2110:
2109:External links
2107:
2106:
2105:
2092:
2086:
2077:
2062:
2059:
2056:
2055:
2030:
2004:
1978:
1964:
1946:
1916:
1909:
1886:
1862:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1855:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1837:
1834:
1829:
1826:
1817:
1814:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1776:
1773:
1764:
1761:
1760:
1759:
1757:Marist Brother
1750:
1744:
1735:
1726:
1717:
1708:
1699:
1686:
1674:
1668:
1667:
1666:
1660:Paschal Baylon
1657:
1643:
1629:
1619:
1603:
1585:
1575:
1564:
1550:André Bessette
1547:
1538:
1529:
1519:
1509:
1500:
1494:Gerard Majella
1491:
1482:
1468:
1463:
1454:
1445:
1436:
1414:
1411:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1360:
1319:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1292:
1285:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1271:
1256:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1246:
1245:
1244:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1182:Protosyncellus
1179:
1174:
1169:
1167:Promotor Fidei
1164:
1162:Prince-provost
1159:
1157:Prince-primate
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
1000:
999:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
928:
925:
924:
921:
920:
917:
916:
915:
914:
906:
905:
904:
899:
897:Judicial vicar
889:
884:
883:
882:
877:
872:
870:Servant of God
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
841:
840:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
809:
808:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
777:
776:
771:
761:
760:
759:
754:
753:
752:
747:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
701:
700:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
669:
668:
663:
653:
648:
643:
637:
634:
633:
630:
629:
626:
625:
620:
615:
610:
604:
601:
600:
597:
596:
595:
594:
589:
584:
583:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
555:Titular bishop
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
517:
516:
515:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
434:
433:
428:
423:
418:
416:Cardinal Vicar
408:
407:
406:
393:
392:
381:
380:
375:
367:
366:
358:
357:
349:
348:
331:
328:
322:, such as the
311:
308:
177:
174:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2743:
2732:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2703:
2701:
2686:
2681:
2676:
2675:
2672:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2660:Monastic cell
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2637:
2635:
2631:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2599:
2598:
2595:
2591:
2588:
2587:
2586:
2583:
2579:
2576:
2575:
2574:
2571:
2565:
2562:
2561:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2551:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2533:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2506:
2505:
2502:
2501:
2499:
2497:
2493:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2463:
2461:
2459:
2455:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2423:Contemplation
2421:
2420:
2418:
2416:
2412:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2370:Chapter house
2368:
2366:
2363:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2352:
2348:
2342:
2339:
2337:
2334:
2332:
2329:
2327:
2324:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2306:
2305:
2302:
2301:
2299:
2297:
2293:
2288:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2266:
2265:Congregations
2263:
2259:
2256:
2252:
2251:Second orders
2249:
2248:
2247:
2244:
2242:
2239:
2235:
2234:Idiorrhythmic
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2216:
2215:
2212:
2211:
2210:
2207:
2206:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2191:
2189:
2187:
2183:
2179:
2175:
2168:
2163:
2161:
2156:
2154:
2149:
2148:
2145:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2129:
2126:
2122:
2119:
2116:
2113:
2112:
2108:
2104:
2103:0-8189-0533-6
2100:
2096:
2093:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2081:
2078:
2076:
2075:1-884904-00-9
2072:
2068:
2065:
2064:
2060:
2044:
2040:
2034:
2031:
2027:
2014:
2008:
2005:
1997:September 15,
1993:
1989:
1982:
1979:
1974:
1968:
1965:
1960:
1956:
1950:
1947:
1943:
1930:
1926:
1920:
1917:
1912:
1910:9780810870567
1906:
1902:
1901:
1893:
1891:
1887:
1883:
1877:
1876:
1867:
1864:
1857:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1839:
1835:
1833:
1825:
1823:
1815:
1813:
1811:
1803:
1798:
1796:
1794:
1790:
1786:
1782:
1774:
1772:
1770:
1762:
1758:
1754:
1751:
1748:
1747:István Sándor
1745:
1743:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1694:
1690:
1687:
1684:
1680:
1677:
1676:
1673:
1669:
1665:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1651:
1647:
1644:
1641:
1637:
1633:
1630:
1627:
1623:
1622:Jaime Hilario
1620:
1618:
1614:
1611:
1607:
1604:
1601:
1597:
1593:
1589:
1586:
1583:
1579:
1576:
1573:
1569:
1565:
1563:
1559:
1555:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1524:
1520:
1518:
1514:
1510:
1508:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1476:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1431:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1412:
1410:
1408:
1403:
1401:
1397:
1391:
1388:
1382:
1380:
1375:
1373:
1365:
1357:
1354:
1346:
1336:
1332:
1326:
1325:
1320:This section
1318:
1314:
1309:
1308:
1298:
1293:
1291:
1286:
1284:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1259:
1258:
1257:
1250:
1247:
1243:
1240:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1216:
1213:
1212:
1206:
1205:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1147:Prince-bishop
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1057:Archimandrite
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
998:
995:
994:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
929:
923:
922:
912:
911:
910:
907:
903:
902:Vicar general
900:
898:
895:
894:
893:
890:
888:
885:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
867:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
839:
836:
835:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
807:
804:
803:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
775:
772:
770:
767:
766:
765:
762:
758:
755:
751:
748:
746:
743:
742:
741:
738:
737:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
699:
696:
695:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
667:
664:
662:
659:
658:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
638:
632:
631:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
605:
599:
598:
593:
590:
588:
585:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
522:
521:
518:
514:
511:
510:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
413:
412:
409:
405:
404:Pope Emeritus
402:
401:
400:
397:
396:
395:
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
373:
369:
368:
365:
359:
355:
351:
350:
346:
342:
341:
337:
329:
327:
325:
321:
317:
309:
307:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
280:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
249:
246:
237:
233:
231:
227:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
194:contemplative
191:
187:
183:
175:
173:
171:
166:
164:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
125:(abbreviated
124:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
2539:Grand master
2094:
2088:
2079:
2066:
2046:. Retrieved
2042:
2033:
2024:
2017:. Retrieved
2007:
1995:. Retrieved
1991:
1981:
1967:
1959:The Holy See
1958:
1949:
1940:
1933:. Retrieved
1919:
1899:
1880:
1874:
1866:
1831:
1819:
1807:
1778:
1766:
1729:Fra Angelico
1416:
1404:
1399:
1392:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1349:
1340:
1329:Please help
1324:verification
1321:
1215:Grand master
1152:Prince-abbot
1052:Altar server
967:Grand master
909:Vicar forane
774:Minor orders
769:Major orders
757:Lay cardinal
750:Commendatory
503:Metropolitan
448:Papal legate
313:
281:
273:congregation
257:Christianity
250:
244:
242:
229:
225:
222:
179:
167:
159:
137:member of a
130:
126:
122:
120:
105:
99:October 2016
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
2619:Lay brother
2405:Scriptorium
1975:(in Latin).
1711:José Olallo
1568:René Goupil
1523:Juan Macias
1513:John of God
1407:lay brother
1387:seminarians
1187:Regionarius
1177:Protodeacon
1172:Protopriest
1112:Minor canon
613:Consecrator
377:Saint Peter
330:Catholicism
310:Anglicanism
206:Middle Ages
182:monasticism
2700:Categories
2640:Asceticism
2514:Provincial
2438:Meditation
2331:Solemn vow
2326:Profession
2246:Mendicants
1858:References
1683:Passionist
1640:Ecuadorian
1377:Since the
1237:Inquisitor
1137:Prebendary
1132:Postulator
1082:Chorbishop
1067:Archdeacon
1062:Archpriest
887:Seminarian
791:Officialis
781:Missionary
698:Archdeacon
651:Chancellor
525:Archbishop
513:Catholicos
334:See also:
69:newspapers
2612:Postulant
2590:Anchorite
2443:Mysticism
2400:Refectory
2390:Hermitage
2351:Monastery
2319:Obedience
2219:Cenobitic
1804:Shakerism
1789:Methodist
1775:Methodism
1672:beatified
1421:include:
1405:The term
1343:June 2017
1249:Preceptor
1192:Sacristan
1142:Precentor
1122:Ostiarius
1024:Religious
997:Postulant
947:Corrector
880:Venerable
850:Principal
833:Presbyter
813:Palatinus
796:Ostiarius
786:Monsignor
740:Lay abbot
710:Definitor
683:Consultor
678:Confessor
623:Subdeacon
508:Patriarch
431:Protector
218:salvation
2564:Basilian
2532:Prioress
2504:Superior
2486:Vestment
2481:Scapular
2476:Cornette
2375:Cloister
2314:Chastity
2229:Enclosed
2214:Monastic
2019:18 April
1935:18 April
1836:See also
1763:Lutheran
1656:educator
1642:educator
1608:, eight
1562:Montreal
1400:brothers
1117:Notarius
1097:Datarius
913:Sub-dean
860:Reverend
823:Preacher
764:Minister
730:Exorcist
656:Chaplain
411:Cardinal
354:a series
352:Part of
245:conversi
190:vocation
186:ministry
151:chastity
2650:Tonsure
2549:Brother
2509:General
2496:Members
2380:Convent
2309:Poverty
2224:Chapter
2176:in the
1810:Shakers
1779:In the
1654:Belgian
1610:Spanish
1127:Peritus
1047:Almoner
875:Blessed
828:Prefect
745:Abthain
646:Brother
641:Auditor
608:Acolyte
580:Pontiff
575:Provost
570:Prelate
545:Primate
314:In the
253:charity
226:donates
176:History
170:Shakers
163:clerics
133:) is a
83:scholar
2624:Porter
2607:Oblate
2602:Master
2597:Novice
2585:Hermit
2573:Sister
2544:Rector
2523:Abbess
2448:Rosary
2415:Prayer
2395:Priory
2385:Double
2209:Orders
2199:Hermit
2101:
2073:
1931:. 1999
1907:
1753:Verges
1596:French
1507:OFMCap
1489:OFMCap
1475:OFMCap
1461:OFMCap
1452:OFMCap
1443:OFMCap
1434:porter
1419:saints
1019:Rector
1004:Oblate
987:Novice
972:Hermit
952:Custos
932:Abbess
845:Priest
801:Pastor
693:Deacon
688:Curate
618:Lector
520:Bishop
498:Eparch
426:Prince
356:on the
294:, the
290:, the
230:oblati
202:hermit
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
2633:Other
2554:Friar
2528:Prior
2519:Abbot
2458:Habit
2365:Abbey
2186:Types
2048:9 May
1749:, SDB
1638:, an
1479:friar
1197:Usher
1087:Coarb
1072:Canon
1009:Prior
957:Friar
937:Abbot
892:Vicar
865:Saint
838:Elder
735:Laity
673:Coarb
421:Crown
336:Friar
265:canon
192:to a
90:JSTOR
76:books
2559:Monk
2471:Coif
2433:Mass
2356:List
2296:Vows
2099:ISBN
2071:ISBN
2050:2021
2021:2016
1999:2018
1937:2016
1905:ISBN
1695:and
1652:, a
1594:, a
1566:St.
1521:St.
1511:St.
1498:CSsR
982:Monk
962:Dean
399:Pope
263:, a
131:Bro.
62:news
2578:Nun
1820:In
1795:).
1767:In
1742:SDB
1724:OCD
1664:OFM
1650:FSC
1636:FSC
1626:FSC
1592:FSC
1560:in
1554:CSC
1333:by
992:Nun
267:of
228:or
180:As
141:or
135:lay
129:or
127:Br.
45:by
2702::
2041:.
2023:.
1990:.
1957:.
1939:.
1927:.
1889:^
1755:,
1740:,
1731:,
1722:,
1715:OH
1713:,
1706:SJ
1704:,
1681:,
1662:,
1648:,
1634:,
1624:,
1590:,
1572:SJ
1570:,
1552:,
1545:OP
1543:,
1534:,
1527:OP
1525:,
1515:,
1505:,
1496:,
1487:,
1473:,
1459:,
1450:,
1441:,
1432:,
1430:SJ
1428:,
1374:.
326:.
306:.
220:.
121:A
2530:/
2521:/
2358:)
2354:(
2166:e
2159:t
2152:v
2127:.
2052:.
2001:.
1961:.
1913:.
1356:)
1350:(
1345:)
1341:(
1327:.
1296:e
1289:t
1282:v
391:)
387:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
