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Definition of Minoresses

Minoresses
Franciscan Fran*cis"can, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. Franciscan Brothers, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other educational institutions; -- called also Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis. Franciscan Nuns, nuns who follow the rule of t. Francis, esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called also Poor Clares or Minoresses. Franciscan Tertiaries, the Third Order of St. Francis.

Meaning of Minoresses from wikipedia

- Order of Poor Ladies, and also known as the Clarisses or Clarissines, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Second Order of Saint Francis,...
- is derived from the former Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate, founded in 1294. The minoresses were nuns, the name being an anglicisation...
- The Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate was a monastery of Franciscan women living an enclosed life, established in the late 13th century...
- privileges as Marcher lords. In 1293, Edmund founded the Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate, a convent for the Order of Poor Clares,...
- IX founded the French royal convent at Longchamps for the Poor Clares (Minoresses); the King's sister Isabelle was the patroness (though she never entered...
- childbirth Isabel (12 March 1385/1386 – c.1421), a nun of the Order of Minoresses Philippa (c. 1388 - c. 1399). Died young. As he was attainted as a traitor...
- Elizabeth, who became a nun and died of the plague in the Convent of the Minoresses without Aldgate, London, in 1515. Edmund's younger brother, Richard de...
- Longchamp Abbey in France, which also at least inspired the Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate. By 1351, the flood-prone abbey had become...
- The Abbey of Bruisyard was a house of Minoresses (Poor Clares) at Bruisyard in Suffolk. It was founded from Campsey Priory in Suffolk on the initiative...
- of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (1904–1910); Minoresses from Rennes (1914–1920); Minoresses from Bullingham (1922–1981), including Franciscan nuns...