1. Religious Orders And Communities.
... in the world. The result was one of the great medieval orders of mendicant friars (that is, friars living solely on charitable alms), which became renowned for its role in ecclesiastical and university and life, members dedicating themselves to scholarly research, the advancement of learning and foreign missions. The order of Augustinian nuns was founded in 1264, and until 1401 remained ... preachers and as combatants against any departure from the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. In the latter capacity they were entrusted with the supervision of the Inquisition as an ecclesiastic...
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