Beatrice of Silva, born Beatriz de Menezes da Silva, was a Portuguese noblewoman who became the foundress of the monastic Order of the Immaculate Conception. Amadeus of Portugal's younger sister, she is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Beatrice of Silva experienced an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint Beatrice was the foundress of the Order of the Immaculate Conception
Conceptionists monastery in Campo Maior, Portugal, birthplace of Beatrice of Silva
In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute.
Thomas Schoen 1903, OCist.
Saint Bruno of Cologne, founder of the monastic Order of Carthusians, as painted by Nicolas Mignard.