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Austin canons — Their full name was Canons Regular of St Augustine. They were sometimes known as Black Canons because of their black cassock. Their rule was based on care of the sick, on self discipline, on love of God and of neighbour. They lived in the world,… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Canons Regular — are members of certain bodies of Canons (priests) living in community under the Augustinian Rule ( regula in Latin), and sharing their property in common as a type of vow of poverty. Distinct from monks, who live a cloistered, contemplative life… … Wikipedia
Canons and Canonesses Regular — • According to St. Thomas Aquinas, a canon regular is essentially a religious cleric Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canons and Canonesses Regular Canons and Canonesses Regular … Catholic encyclopedia
Austin — This famous surname derives originally from the Roman (Latin) Augustine , and is the medieval vernacular form, being first recorded as a surname in the 13th Century (see below). The first Archbishop of Canterbury was St. Augustine, who died in… … Surnames reference
Austin friars — Augustinian Au gus*tin i*an, a. Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 d. 430), or to his doctrines. [1913 Webster] {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Augustinian canons — Their full name was Canons Regular of St Augustine. They were sometimes known as Black Canons because of their black cassock. Their rule was based on care of the sick, on self discipline, on love of God and of neighbour. They lived in the world,… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Augustinian Canons — noun an Augustinian monastic order • Hypernyms: ↑Augustinian order * * * Augustinian canons or Austin canons see ↑canon2 • • • Main Entry: ↑Augustine … Useful english dictionary
Dean and Canons of Windsor — St George s Chapel at Windsor Castle, left, 1848. The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George s Chapel at Windsor Castle.[1] Contents … Wikipedia
regular canons of St Austin — Augustinian Au gus*tin i*an, a. Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 d. 430), or to his doctrines. [1913 Webster] {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dean and Canons of Westminster — Anglicanism portal … Wikipedia
