Penitent order - Wikipedia The Christian movement known as the Penitents goes back to the 4th century Those who had committed serious sins confessed their sins to the Bishop or his representative and were assigned a penance that was to be carried out over a period of time
PENITENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PENITENT is feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant How to use penitent in a sentence
penitents Saint Francis of Assisi began his conversion by living this penitential life Thanks to modern technology and AI, the world is now able to see what are most likely close reconstructions of the faces of Jesus and the Blessed Mother Mary, made from the image on the Shroud of Turin
PENITENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Penitent definition: feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite See examples of PENITENT used in a sentence
Dictionary : PENITENTS | Catholic Culture PENITENTS The members of a confraternity whose statutes prescribed penance and mercy They flourished in Italy, France, and Spain from about the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Penitential Orders - NEW ADVENT A general name for religious congregations whose members are bound to perform extraordinary works of penance, or to provide others with the means of atoning for grave faults
Penitents - Biblical Cyclopedia Penitents Penitents (I) is a name for those members of the Church who, having offended the laws of God or the ecclesiastical canons, seek reconciliation
Penitent Saints - penance-library Many penitents who lived the Rule of 1221 have been beatified or canonized There are dozens of consecrated virgins, religious, and priests who lived the Rule of 1221 and whose holiness has been recognized formally by the Catholic Church
Confraternity of penitents - Wikipedia Confraternities of penitents (Spanish: Cofradía Penitencial; Italian: Fratellanza penitenziale; Portuguese: Irmandade Penitencial) are Christian religious congregations, with statutes prescribing various penitential works; they are especially popular in the Catholic Church