2007-02-03 16:55:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am going to be a bit nit-picky here. Technically a Nun is a member of a contemplative order (like the Benedictines or Carmelites) and lives in a Monastery. A Sister is a member of a Mendicant order (like the Dominicans) and lives in a convent or house with a small group of other Sisters. Many people lump them both together under the title of Nun, but that is not correct.
2007-02-03 17:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now a days the Nuns in my area live in ordinary houses. The Convent was sold.
God Bless You
2007-02-04 01:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Since Vatican II so much has changed in the Catholic Church and with religious life. Most contemplative Sisters (nuns) still live in convents. Many active Sisters live in convents, but many do not.
2007-02-04 21:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by hbern 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all nuns live in convents. some live in houses in the community too.
2007-02-04 00:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by Gruntled Employee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
But they all live in communities, sorta kinda like monks and friars
2007-02-04 00:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by ninjapenquin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not seeing as its 'convents'
2007-02-04 00:59:16 · answer #6 · answered by maddog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋