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A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion.

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What is the history of religious orders? [closed]

There are religious orders in the Catholic faith (though they may exist elsewhere) such as the Dominicans, the Franciscans, and the Benedictines. What lead to the founding of groups like these? What ...
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