Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular...

including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g. a nun or a lay brother. In both religious and wider secular usage, a layperson (also layman...

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD (c. 1614 – 12 February 1691) served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris. Christians commonly remember...

two types of monks: the choir monks, referred to as hermits, and the lay brothers. This reflects a division of labor in providing for the material needs...

1937), commonly known as Brother André (French: Frère André) and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of...

accredited preachers (Great Britain) Lay presidency, celebrating the Lord's Supper while unordained Lay brother (lay sister) Lay leader Practicing without a license...

and seminarians) exercised complete control over the lay brothers. In some cases, lay brothers received little or no formal education, could neither...

of Penguin Point, including the Melsom Rocks, the Despair Rocks, and Lay-brother Rock. The island's irregular coast is indented by a great number of bays...

Alcalá), also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered...

Thang", and subsequent hits "Work to Do", "Lay-Away" and their cover of Carole King's "It's Too Late". The brothers also covered two more King songs including...