The service of the poor; an inquiry into the reasons for and against the establishment of religious sisterhoods for charitable purposes |
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... rule of some recognized monastic order - in most cases the 3rd rule of St. Francis . I am chiefly concerned with the constitution of the Béguine sisterhoods during what Mosheim calls their golden age , the 13th century ; and this I will ...
... rule of some recognized monastic order - in most cases the 3rd rule of St. Francis . I am chiefly concerned with the constitution of the Béguine sisterhoods during what Mosheim calls their golden age , the 13th century ; and this I will ...
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... one custom must have brought upon the whole tribe , no one is so ignorant of human nature as not fully to perceive . The rules of the Beguinæ of Ham- burg , passed in 1360 , by Godfrey , Archbishop II . ] 25 THE BÉGUINES .
... one custom must have brought upon the whole tribe , no one is so ignorant of human nature as not fully to perceive . The rules of the Beguinæ of Ham- burg , passed in 1360 , by Godfrey , Archbishop II . ] 25 THE BÉGUINES .
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... allowed to spend as they pleased ; " and that much of it was , in point of fact , spent in works of charity , although there was no rule of the Society binding them to make that use of it , 26 [ CHAP . THE SERVICE OF THE POOR .
... allowed to spend as they pleased ; " and that much of it was , in point of fact , spent in works of charity , although there was no rule of the Society binding them to make that use of it , 26 [ CHAP . THE SERVICE OF THE POOR .
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... rules of the establishment . The rule is not shown to any one . The Superior told me it had never been altered . It is read aloud in the convents on the principal festivals of the year . The pamphlet , referring to the rule , says that ...
... rules of the establishment . The rule is not shown to any one . The Superior told me it had never been altered . It is read aloud in the convents on the principal festivals of the year . The pamphlet , referring to the rule , says that ...
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... rule of life by means of which they might escape from the wrath of God , and obtain eternal life . St. Francis , for the benefit of these persons , prescribed certain observances and a particular dress ; and when these had been adopted ...
... rule of life by means of which they might escape from the wrath of God , and obtain eternal life . St. Francis , for the benefit of these persons , prescribed certain observances and a particular dress ; and when these had been adopted ...
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administration arrondissement assistance asylum autres avoir Beguinæ Béguinage Béguines believe besoin bien Bienfaisance c'est character charitable cholera choses Christian Church classes congregation course Crown 8vo Deaconess Deaconess Institution deux devotion Dieu district nurses doivent duty ecclesiastical Edition elles employed être Extra fcap fait Fcap feeling feront give heures hospitals important Infirmary inquiry Kaiserswerth kind l'Administration la Supérieure Lady Superintendent Liverpool living maison malades means ment moral nature necessary object ordre organization Paris particulièrement patients pauvres POEMS poor pourront Préfet probationers profession Protestant sisterhoods qu'elles qu'il qu'on question receive regard règles religion religious associations religious orders religious sisterhoods respect rich Roman Catholic Church rule s'il secours secular institutions sera sick sisterhoods Sisters of Charity society sœur servante spiritual authority Supérieure Superior teaching Tertiarians Theodor Fliedner Third Order tion tout undertake Vincent de Paule visiting woman women
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