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To: annalex
I generally agree that the terms bishop, priest and deacon

Where do nuns come from?

256 posted on 01/03/2006 9:27:13 PM PST by P-Marlowe
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To: P-Marlowe; annalex

"Where do nuns come from?"

Nuns are not and never have been ordained. Only Protestants ordain women. There were, however, women deaconesses who were consecrated in a particular way which distinguished their position from that of the sacramental/liturgical priestly orders, in the early Church. The Synod of the Church of Greece has determined to reestablish this role for women quite recently.


261 posted on 01/04/2006 3:34:37 AM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: P-Marlowe
Where do nuns come from?

Antarctica.

273 posted on 01/04/2006 6:33:00 AM PST by Alex Murphy (Proverbs 12:10)
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To: P-Marlowe
Where do nuns come from?

I am not sure what prompts the question, but according to some early Christian writings, Virgin Mary was the first nun and ran the furst nunnery.

286 posted on 01/04/2006 8:04:51 AM PST by annalex
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