"Ecclesiae sponsae imago": Instruction on the Order of Consecrated Virgins Aids in Implementing Canon 604 and the Rite of Consecration
Very early in the life of the Church, as early as New Testament times, some Christian women chose to forego marriage and embrace lifelong virginity for the love of Christ. By the fourth century, a solemn liturgical rite of consecration of virgins was in use. These consecrated virgins continued livin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic University of America
2021
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The jurist
Year: 2021, Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-101 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law SB Catholic Church law |
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Canon law jurisprudence
B Community of Apostolic Life B Jungfrau Berg, Motiv B Church law B Consecration B Consecration of virgins |
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