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For many Americans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more visible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found hospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work has shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. The a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGuinness, Margaret M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Nuns > United States > History.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > United States > History.
Monastic and religious life of women > United States > History.
Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins > États-Unis > Histoire.
Vie religieuse et monastique féminine > États-Unis > Histoire.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Monastic and religious life of women
Monasticism and religious orders for women
Nuns
Nonne
Frauenorden
United States > Church history.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
United States
USA
Church history
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:For many Americans, nuns and sisters are the face of the Catholic Church. Far more visible than priests, Catholic women religious teach at schools, found hospitals, offer food to the poor, and minister to those in need. Their work has shaped the American Catholic Church throughout its history. The author provides the reader with an overview of the history of Catholic women religious in American life, from the colonial period to the twenty-first century.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0814724728
9780814724729
9780814789261
0814789269

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