Curricula: Religious Orders
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
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I. RELIGIOUS LIFE
A. General View and Evangelical Idea
- Historical Survey
- Development
- Exposition of Religious Life
- Monasticism
- Orders
- Congregations
- Institutes
- Monasticism
- Religious Rule
- Evangelical Counsels
- Vows
- Poverty
- Chastity
- Obedience
B. Seat of Authority
- Pope
- Congregation of Religious
- Cardinal Protector
- Bishop
- Abbess
- Abbot
- Abbot, Commendatory
- Abbot, Lay
- Custos
- General Chapter
- Minister
- Prior
- Prioress
- Provincial
C. Persons
- Postulant
- Novice
- Conversi
- Lay Brothers
- Oblati
- Cleric
- Anchorites
- Canoness
- Cenobites
- Definitors
- Friar
- Hermits
- Monk
- Nuns
- Confessors
D. Groups
- Canons Regular
- Clerks Regular
- Eastern Orders
- Hospitallers
- Mendicant Friars
- Military Orders
- Penitential Orders
E. Things
F. Practices
- Profession
- Manifestation of Conscience
- Divine Office
- Choir
- Silence
- Hospitality
- Secularization
- Dismissal
- Punishments in Olden Days
II. BEGINNINGS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE
- Asceticism
- Anchorites
- Hermits
- Acoemetae
- Sarabaites
- Stylites
- St. Anthony
- Monasticism
- St. Pachomius
- Thebaid
III. RULE OF SAINT BASIL
A. Western Leaders of Monasticism
- St. Eusebius
- Palladius
- John Cassian
- St. Martin of Tours
- St. Honoratus
- St. Caesarius
- St. Leander of Seville
- St. Benedict of Nursia
B. Celtic Monasticism
- Culdees
- St. Brigid
- St. Columba - Abbot of Iona; aka St. Columcille
- St. Comgall
- St. Columbanus
- St. Ninian
- St. David
- In Wales - Welsh Monastic Foundations
- Bangor Abbey
- Iona - School
- Lindisfarne - Diocese and Monastery
- Schottenkloster
- Scoto-Hibernian Monasteries
IV. RULE OF ST. BENEDICT
- Benedictines
- Benedictine nuns
- Cluny, Congregation of
- Sylvestrines
- St. Sylvester Gozzolini
- Celestines
- Maurists
- Mechitarists
- Fonte-Avellana
- Camaldolese
- St. Romuald
- Vallumbrosans
- Grammontines
- St. Stephen of Muret
- Fontevrists
- Robert d'Arbrissel
- Cistercians
- Cistercians in America
- Cistercians in the British Isles
- Cistercian Sisters
- Cistercian Nuns in America
- Bernardines
- St. Robert of Molesme
- Trappists
- Feuillants
- Carthusians
- Carthusian Nuns
- St. Bruno
- Valliscaulians
- Williamites
- Our Lady of Calvary, Benedictine Congregations of
- Religious of the Perpetual Adoration
- Mendicant Friars
- Canons Regular
- Clerks Regular
- Hospitallers
- Order of the Holy Ghost
- Penitential Orders
- Humiliates
- Military Orders
- Alcantara
- Aviz
- Calatrava
- Our Lady of Bethlehem
- St. George
- St. Hubert
- St. James of Compostela
- Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
- St. Lazarus of Jerusalem
- St. Michael
- Montesa
- Knights Templars
- Knights of Christ
- Knights of the Cross
- Teutonic Knights
V. RULE OF ST. AUGUSTINE
A. General
- Augustinian Canons
- Reforms and Congregations
- Gilbertines
- St. Gilbert of Sempringham
- Crutched Friars
- Hospitallers
- Hospitallers of St. Anthony
- Antonians
- Congregation of St. Anthony
- Canons Regular of the Holy Cross
- Windesheim
- St. Bernard of Menthon
- Congregation of Our Saviour
- Canons Regular of Ste. Genevieve
- Premonstratensians
- St. Norbert
- Trinitarians
- Dominicans
- St. Dominic
- Dominican tertiaries
- Boni Homines
- Hermits of St. Augustine
- Mercedarians
- St. Peter Nolasco
- Servites
- Hermits of St. Paul
- Alexians
- Hieronymites
- Jesuati
- Ambrosians
- Brothers of the Apostles
- Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
- St. John of God
- Bethlehemites
- Bartholomites
B. Nuns
- Hospitallers
- Norbertines
- Trinitarians
- Canonesses Regular
- Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
- Domicans
- Sisters of Notre-Dame of Montreal
- Sisters of Notre-Dame of Sion
- Sisters of Notre-Dame of Namur
- School Sisters of Notre-Dame
- Sisters of Notre-Dame (Ohio)
- Augustinians
- Servants of Mary
- Alexians
- Jesuatesses
- Ambrosians
- Brigittines
- Annunciades, Celestial
- Annunciades, French
- Annunciates, Lombard
- Ursulines
- St. Angela Merici
- St. Ursula of the Blessed Virgin
- Guastallines
- Visitandines
- St. Francis de Sales
- St. Jane Frances de Chantal
- Magdalens
- Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
- Incarnate Word, Sisters of the
- Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the
- Presentation, Daughters of the
- Sacramentines
VI. RULE OF ST. FRANCIS
A. General
- Franciscan Order
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Friars Minor
- Capuchins
- Conventuals
- Spirituals
- Celestines
- Franciscan Tertiaries
- Minimi
- St. Francis of Paula
- Scalzetti
- Carmelites
- St. Teresa
- Carmelite Tertiaries
- Poor Brothers of Saint Francis Seraphicus
B. Nuns
- Poor Clares
- St. Clare of Assisi
- Capuchinesses
- Conceptionists
- Poor of St. Francis, Sisters of the
- Christian Charity, Sisters of
- Franciscan Tertiaries
- Carmelites
VII. CLERKS REGULAR
- Society of Jesus
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
- Theatines
- Barnabites
- Somaschi
- St. Jerome Emiliani
- Regular Clerks of the Mother of God
- Piarists
VIII. CONGREGATIONS
A. General
- Passionists
- St. Paul of the Cross
- Redemptorists
- St. Alphonsus Liguori
- Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- Society of Mary
- Marianists
- Assumptionists
- Basilians
- St. Francis de Sales, Missionaries of
- Holy Cross, Congregation of the
- Resurrectionists
- Blessed Sacrament, Society of the
- Josephites
- St. Viator, Clerics of
- Brothers of the Christian Schools
- Brothers of Christian Instruction
- Christian Brothers of Ireland
- Patrician Brothers
- Presentation Brothers
- Xaverian Brothers
- Holy Family, Brothers of the
B. Nuns
- Institute of Mary
- Mary Ward
- Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Frances Mary Teresa Ball
- Borromaean Sisters of Mercy
- Baptistines
- Society of the Sacred Heart
- Blessed Madeleine-Louise-Sophie Barat
- Sisters of Ste-Chretienne
- Sisters of Saint Joseph
- Sisters of Mercy
- Sisters of Saint Andrew
- Sisters of Saint Elizabeth
- Sisters of Christian Charity
- Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus
- Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ
- Daughters of the Cross (Belgium)
- Daughters of the Cross (France)
- Little Sisters of the Poor
- Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross
- Perpetual Adoration, Religious of
- Poor Servants of the Mother of God
IX. SECULAR CONGREGATIONS
A. General
- Common Life, Brethren of the
- Oblates of St. Ambrose and St. Charles
- Oratory of St. Philip Neri
- Christian Doctrine, Fathers of
- Vincentians (Lazarists)
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Sulpicians
- Eudists
- Bartholomites (Communists)
- Society of the Foreign Missions (Paris)
- Apostolic Schools
- Pontifical Colleges
- Saint Joseph's Society for Foreign Missions
- Picpus, Congregation of
- Most Precious Blood, Congregation of the
- Holy Ghost, Congregation of the
- Mariannhill, Missionaries of
- Pious Society of Missions
- Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionaries of the
- Fathers of Mercy
- Salesians
- Heart of Mary, Institutes of the
- Paulists
- Scheutveld, Congregation of
- Mount Calvary, Missionary Society of
- White Fathers
- Divine Charity, Society of
- Divine Saviour, Society of the
- Divine Word, Society of the
- La Salette, Missionaries of
- Mary, Company of
- Mary, Little Brothers of
- St. John the Baptist, Missionary Priests of
- Charity, Institute of
- St. Charles Borromeo, Missionaries of
- Pious Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanctius
- Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception
- Brothers of the Holy Family
- Charity, Brothers of
- Cross of Jesus, Brothers of the
- Holy Infancy, Brothers of the
- Mercy, Brothers of
- Brothers of Our Lady of the Fields
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Brothers of
- St. Gabriel, Brothers of
- Sacred Heart, Brothers of the
B. Nuns
- Beguines
- Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
- Faithful Companions of Jesus
- Sisters of the Good Samaritan
- Grey Nuns
- Grey Nuns of the Cross
- Sister of the Holy Family (Miramiones)
- Sisters of St. Paul
- Sisters of Divine Providence (Lorraine)
- Daughters of the Holy Ghost
- Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus
- Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament
- Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
- Sisters of the Presentation (France)
- Redemptoristines
- Hospitallers of Ste-Marthe
- Sisters of the Heart of Mary
- Sisters of Mercy
- Presentation Sisters
- Brigidines
- Sisters of the Holy Faith
- Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross
- Sisters of the Holy Childhood of Jesus and Mary
- Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
- Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
- Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary
- Divine Charity, Congregations of
- Divine Compassion, Institute of the
- Divine Providence, Congregations of
- Providence, Oblate Sisters of
- Providence, Institutes of
- Daughters of the Divine Redeemer
- Sisters of the Divine Saviour
- Servants of the Holy Ghost
- Sisters of the Christian Retreat
- Sisters of the Retreat of the Sacred Heart
- Sisters of Bon Secours
- Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus
- Religious of the Cenacle
- Sisters of the Assumption
- Little Sisters of the Assumption
- Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
- Daughters of Jesus
- Daughters of Jesus Mary
- Daughters of Wisdom
- Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart
- Angelicals
- Annunciation, Orders of the
- Sisters of Charity
- Heart of Mary, Institutes of the
- Holy Family, Institutes of the
- Holy Ghost, Institutes of the
- Immaculate Conception, Congregations of the
- St. Joseph, Sisters of
- Magdalens
- Name of Jesus, Institutes of the
- Oblates
- Perpetual Adoration, Sisters of the
- Perpetual Help, Sisters of Our Lady of
- Precious Blood, Institutes of the
- Presentation, Institutes of the
