institutes of consecrated life (religious and secular), societies of apostolic life, as well as those living as hermits or consecrated virgins/widows...

Church, a consecrated virgin is a woman who has been consecrated by the church to a life of perpetual virginity as a bride of Christ. Consecrated virgins...

Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has ecclesial oversight of institutes of consecrated life. The more numerous form...

of Uppsala serving as the principal consecrator. The first Lutheran bishops of Estonia and Latvia were consecrated by Nathan Söderblom, the Archbishop...

of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, formerly called Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL;...

diocesan hermits under the direction of their bishop as members of the consecrated life. The same is true in many parts of the Anglican Communion, including...

commitment known as a profession), are recognised as members of the consecrated life. There are early forms of religious vows in the monastic traditions...

Permanent Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious is responsible to better handle consecrated religious in missionary areas, mostly in Africa...

who are members of the religious life, representing 29 institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life. Common names for members, if different...

or association. Forms of Individual Consecrated Life Consecrated virgins Hermits Institutes of Consecrated Life Religious institutes Monastic Orders...