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A canoness is a member of a religious community of women, historically a stable community dedicated to the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours in a particular church. The name corresponds to a can
The canoness Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim
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Canon is a Christian title usually used to refer to a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule.
Canoness
…of women, historically a stable community dedicated to the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours in a particular church. The name corresponds to a canon, the male equivalent, and both roles share a common historical origin. As with the canons, there are two types: canonesses regular, who follow the Rule…
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Four Canons with SS Augustine and Jerome by an Open Grave, with the Visitation. Master of the Spes Nostra [nl] (active c. 1500–1520, Northern Netherlands)
Petrus-Ludovicus Stillemans (1821–1902), brother of Antoon Stillemans and honorary canon of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
A Flemish canon in official clerical dress of canons
A canon ceremonially receives Cardinal Franc Rodé., C.M.