Religious sister
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A religious sister is a Christian woman who has taken public vows in a religious order dedicated to apostolic works. Though often referred to as nuns, they are canonically distinct. Nuns, religious si
The former Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sister Ann Margaret O'Hara, SP, in 2006. In the background a painting of the congregation's foundress, Mother Théodore Guérin.
Sisters (with chaplain) working at Mother of Peace AIDS orphanage in Zimbabwe, to prepare for opening another orphanage
Religious habit
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A religious habit is a distinctive set of clothing worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally, some plain garb recognizable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religi
St. Anthony the Great, wearing the habit of a Coptic monk
Monks from Central Asia and China wearing traditional kāṣāya; Bezeklik, Eastern Tarim Basin, China, 9th–10th century
An early representation of the Buddha wearing kāṣāya robes, in the Hellenistic style
Indian depiction of the Buddha wearing red robes; Sanskrit manuscript, Nālandā, Bihar, India, Pāla period