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Augustinian nuns
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Augustinian nuns
Augustinian
nuns
are the most ancient and continuous segment of the Roman Catholic
Augustinian religious order
under the canons of contemporary
historical method
. The Augustinian nuns, named after
Saint
Augustine of Hippo
(died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic
enclosed
monastic orders
of women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of St. Augustine. Prominent Augustinian nuns include Italian composer
Vittoria Aleotti
, Italian mystic
St. Clare of Montefalco
, German mystic
Anne Catherine Emmerich
and St.
Rita of Cascia
.
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