Laity
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In religious organizations, the laity – individually a layperson, layman or laywoman – consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious o
The person standing in the pulpit wearing vestments is a cleric, whereas the people seated below are of the laity.
Nun
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A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to prayer, religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or conven
Laity
…layman or laywoman – consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g., a nun or a lay brother. In secular usage, by extension, a layperson is a person who is not qualified in a given profession or is not an expert in a particular…
Scholastica, sister of Benedict of Nursia and founder of the Benedictine nuns
Hildegard of Bingen and her fellow sisters
Maria Johanna Baptista von Zweyer, Abbess of the Cistercian abbey of Wald
Three Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in the Portal of a Church, by Armand Gautier