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Definition of Lorettine

Lorettine
Lorettine Lo`ret*tine", n. (R. C. Ch.) One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United States.
Lorettine
Lorettine Lo`ret*tine", n. [From Loreto in Italy.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of an order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the western United States. (b) A Loreto nun.

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- status unknown (link) Owens, S.L., M. Lilliana. The Early Work of the Lorettines in Southeastern Kansas, 1947 (Vol. 14 No. 3), p. 263 "The Early Nineteenth...
- Retrieved 9 August 2013. Owens, S.L., M. Lilliana. The Early Work of the Lorettines in Southeastern Kansas, 1947 (Vol. 14 No. 3), p. 263 Schmidt, Kelly (15...
- Archive. Liliana Owens Papers Sr Lilliana Owens at Find a Grave Comic in the Catholic Advance (1949) The Early Work of the Lorettines in Southeastern Kansas...