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   What is a Catholic nun?

   • A Catholic nun is a woman who lives a contemplative life in a monastery which is usually cloistered (enclosed). Her ministry and prayer life is centered within and around the monastery for the good of the world. She professes perpetual solemn vows, living a life according to the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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   What is the difference between a nun and a sister?

   • The terms "nun" and "sister" are often used interchangeably. However within Roman Catholicism, there is a difference between the two. Here's a simple summary of the differences. A Catholic nun is a woman who lives as a contemplative life in a monastery which is usually cloistered (or enclosed) or semi-cloistered.

   What is the difference between a sister and a nun?

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   What is the difference between Roman Catholicism and a nun?

   • However within Roman Catholicism, there is a difference between the two. Here’s a simple summary of the differences. A Catholic nun is a woman who lives a contemplative life in a monastery which is usually cloistered (enclosed). Her ministry and prayer life is centered within and around the monastery for the good of the world.

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   Why are nuns called 'Women Religious'?

   • Because both nuns and sisters belong to the church life form of Religious Life, they can also be called "women religious." As you might have noticed, there is a difference in the type of vows, solemn vs. simple. The New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law explains the distinction this way:

   What is the difference between a sister and a nun?

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   What does a nun call a'ministry'?

   • Sisters call these works “ministries.” Both nuns and sisters are called women religious. What they have in common is that all women religious take vows to God, live in community, give themselves entirely to God for life and live in the spirit of the person/persons who founded their particular religious order.

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   Is a cloistered nun a nun?

   • Thus people tend to think that the two terms are interchangeable—but they aren’t. While a cloistered nun is called “Sister,” this does not mean that all sisters are nuns! Canon 667.3 notes that monasteries of nuns who are wholly devoted to the contemplative life must observe what is called papal enclosure.

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   Jul 23, 2024 · Both nuns and sisters are women religious and constitute a most beautiful way of serving Jesus Christ and all souls in the Church. A nun takes solemn and public perpetual vows of chastity, poverty and obedience (evangelical counsels), and typically spends her life in prayer and work and silence in a cloistered convent.

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   The terms "nun" and "sister" are often used interchangeably. However within Roman Catholicism, there is a difference between the two. Here's a simple summary of the differences. A Catholic nun is a woman who lives as a contemplative life in a monastery which is usually cloistered (or enclosed) or semi-cloistered.

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   Nuns’ lives are spent in prayer and work within their convent or monastery. Sisters are more active in the world, engaging in many different kinds of work, most often for people who are in great need. Sisters call these works “ministries.” Both nuns and sisters are called women religious.

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   Nun and sister are both terms used to refer to women who have dedicated their lives to religious service. However, there are some key differences between the two. Nuns typically live in a convent or monastery and follow a strict religious order, adhering to a set of rules and practices.

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   Jul 13, 2016 · A stickler will make a great point of differentiating between the two, but most sisters will refer to themselves as “nuns” and most nuns call each other “sister” so, while there is a...

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   Mar 19, 2009 · The Church makes legal distinctions between these two basic categories of women religious. Women religious who are actively engaged in some sort of apostolate are referred to as sisters, and those who leave the world and willingly embrace the monastic life are nuns.

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   Sep 16, 2019 · The terms “nun” and “sister” are often used interchangeably. However within Roman Catholicism, there is a difference between the two. Here’s a simple summary of the differences. A Catholic nun is a woman who lives a contemplative life in a monastery which is usually cloistered (enclosed).