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johnnydigit
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which protestant denominations have monks or nuns? (religious brothers, sisters, friars, consecrated singles, etc.)
i don’t really know of any, why is that?
i don’t really know of any, why is that?
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Righteousone
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Is this a real question from another “learned” Catholic???
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LDNCatholic
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I know the Lutherans and Anglicans do, though I don’t think they play a significant part in the faith.
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mercygate
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Anglicans have several communities of Sisters, nuns, monks and friars.
The Lutherans have groups of women Religious and may have something akin to Religious societies for men as well. I think there is a Lutheran hermit living in Michigan.
I do not know of other denominations that have such societies. Perhaps someone else will contribute.
The Lutherans have groups of women Religious and may have something akin to Religious societies for men as well. I think there is a Lutheran hermit living in Michigan.
I do not know of other denominations that have such societies. Perhaps someone else will contribute.
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Righteousone
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Only the Catholic faith has monks and nuns. Only monks, bishops and priests existed before the year 1517.
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LDNCatholic
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Buddhist monks? They existed way back then too.
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twosweetgirls
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Didn’t I read here (here in this specific forum or the board in general) that there was a Methodist religious society?
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mercygate
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Anglican Religious communities have been on the scene for about 150 years. Here is a web site for Anglican Religious Orders.
My daughter was educated by the Sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit in New York City, and I was an Associate of that Society…
The Society of St. Margaret, at the direction of Fr. John Mason Neale, founded Children’s Hospital in Boston.
I used to go on retreat with the Sisters of the Society of St. Margaret in Boston.
My seminary classmate is chaplain to the All Saints Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville, Maryland.
The Holy Cross Fathers founded St. Andrew’s School in Tennessee.
The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary is a Lutheran Religious Society, founded by Mother Basilea Schlink. Mother Basilea wrote an amazing book on examination of conscience. I carry it in my Breviary bag!
My daughter was educated by the Sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit in New York City, and I was an Associate of that Society…
The Society of St. Margaret, at the direction of Fr. John Mason Neale, founded Children’s Hospital in Boston.
I used to go on retreat with the Sisters of the Society of St. Margaret in Boston.
My seminary classmate is chaplain to the All Saints Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville, Maryland.
The Holy Cross Fathers founded St. Andrew’s School in Tennessee.
The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary is a Lutheran Religious Society, founded by Mother Basilea Schlink. Mother Basilea wrote an amazing book on examination of conscience. I carry it in my Breviary bag!
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Cristiano
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Nuns where there before 1517 too!
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KarenNC
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O.S.Luke
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Methodism has a religious order, the Order of St Luke, but it is not a monastic order.
One of my classmates founded a Methodist Monastery. Story here. There are Anglican orders and monasteries. And I believe someone mentioned the Taizé community.
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One of my classmates founded a Methodist Monastery. Story here. There are Anglican orders and monasteries. And I believe someone mentioned the Taizé community.
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Harpazo
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While I don’t agree with “female-monks,” it’s showing a big step from Protestants delving deeper into the ancient Christian faith.
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Fidelis
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There is a lovely house of Lutheran nuns living here in the Phoenix area.
The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary (beleive it or not)
kanaan.org/main_frames.htm
The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary (beleive it or not)
kanaan.org/main_frames.htm
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mercygate
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I linked to the main site of this group up thread. They’re German in origin. The book, *You Will Never Be the Same, *by their foundress, Mother Basilea Schlink, is penetrating exploration of the nuances of sin that cloud our vision of God and keep us in a morass of sin. It’s out of print but you can get it through the gift shop at www.penitents.org. Maybe Amazon has some left as well.
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mercygate
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Nuns are “female monks.”
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lphelps
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10 of the Sisters at All Saints Convent in Catonsville converted to Catholicism sometime late this past year. I went to one of the first Masses that they attended at St Alphonsus in Baltimore.
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AJTheMan
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This is true. In Buddhism, monks take the role of a priest in Christianity. They have something like 400 rules to follow daily and are supposed to support the Buddhist community by holding discussions on the dhamma. Lay-buddhists, in return, listen to their advice and donate whatever they can to the monks. (Monetary donations are formally forbidden for monks but I have heard the some monks in the east do not keep this rule)
When the Buddha was teaching, he gathered followers. These first followers became the very first monkshood (“Sangha”) and the sangha has existed ever since.
Buddhist monks were not in western Europe at the time of the reformation. The closest Buddhist monks were in Greece or the far eastern edges of Europe.
Back to the original discussion, Anglicans and Lutherans have monastic communities. There are examples of Protestant women who take on similar vows of nuns, though you’ll have to find them. They don’t live in monasteries like Catholic nuns.
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SingleMomMonica
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I’m not sure, but I remember hearing that Mother Angelica had a woman come asking to become a nun under Mother Angelica that wasn’t a Catholic and she apparently told her to go become a Catholic first and then come back and ask to be admitted. The nuns all laughed about it. She did come back
I think, not sure, that it’s the nun with the beautiful English accent whose voice is heard during the Mass - she prays a Catholic prayer about receiving Spiritual Communion since the Catholic TV watchers are not present to receive in the Eucharist.
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