Dominican Penitent Women (Classics of Western Spirituality)
Contributors: Maiju Lehmijoki-Gardner (Contributor, Editor); Daniel E. Bornstein (Editor); E. Ann Matter (Editor)
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: March 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780809105236
Subjects: Christian communities & monasticism; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Institutions & Organizations; Christianity - Catholicism; Sociology; Social Science; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Missions; Italy; Christian Life - Inspirational - Catholic; Christianity - Catholic; Christian women; To 1500; Women's Studies - General; History; Penitents; Religious life
First sentence: Nobody is received except by the permission of the prior or his vicar and the prioress, and with the consent of the elder sisters (appointed by the prior or his vicar and the prioress); and she should be of catholic faith, honest habits, honest life and fame; and she should be asked whether she wishes to follow the regular observances of the sisters, and she should have made a firm promise to follow them.