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Browse notable nuns such as Mother Teresa, St Clare of Assisi, and Saint Hildegard.
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Mother Teresa
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Mother Teresa
Nun, Saint / 1910 - 1997
Mother Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor.
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Saint Katharine Drexel
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Saint Katharine Drexel
Nun / 1858 - 1955
Saint Katharine Drexel was the founder of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters for Indians and Colored People (now Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament).
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Nun, Playwright, Poet / 1651 - 1695
Juana Inés de la Cruz was writer, nun and scholar. Mexico acknowledges her as one of the Latin America's most outstanding writers of the colonial period.
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St Clare of Assisi
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St Clare of Assisi
Nun, Saint / 1194 - 1253
St Clare of Assisi was one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, commonly referred to as the Poor Clares. -
St Elizabeth Ann Seton
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St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Nun, Saint / 1774 - 1821
St Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first native-born American to be canonized by the Roman Catholic church. She founded the first American religious society.
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St Catherine of Siena
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St Catherine of Siena
Nun, Saint, Theologian / 1347 - 1380
St Catherine of Siena was a Dominican tertiary who worked to return the papacy from France to Italy. She is one of two patron saints of Italy.
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