Nun facts for kids
Nun is a woman who made a special vow (or promise) dedicating herself to a religious life. Catholic nuns are said to "take the veil" as a symbol of their new life. Roman Catholic nuns are the most commonly thought of nuns in the West, but nuns are found in different forms of Christianity as well as non-Christian religions such as Buddhism. A fully ordained Buddhist nun is called a bhikkhuni or bhiksuni; ordained novices are sāmaṇerī. A nun is the female version of a monk.
Images for kids
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St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict and foundress of the Benedictine nuns
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Hildegard of Bingen and her nuns
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Maria Johanna Baptista von Zweyer, Abbess of the Cistercian abbey of Wald
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Three Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in the Portal of a Church, by Armand Gautier
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Bridgettine Sisters at the March For Life in Washington, D.C., January 2009
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Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity
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Saint Sophia of Suzdal, wearing the full monastic habit of a Schemanun
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Nun in Gradac, Serbian orthodox monastery
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Ebstorf Abbey has continued as a Lutheran convent in the Benedictine tradition since 1529.
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Bursfelde Abbey has continued as a Lutheran convent since A.D. 1579
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Two Anglican nuns
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Two Birgitta sisters in Sweden 2019.
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A Chinese nun ascending steps on Mount Putuo Shan island
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Sister Rosália Sehnem of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
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A sister of the Theresienne Sisters of Basankusu wearing a brightly coloured habit, riding a motor-bike, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2013
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A Ugandan nun teaching during a community service day
