The Spiritual Meanings of Religious Life
The Spiritual Meanings of Religious Life
This chapter examines the spiritual themes that permeated and guided life in the convent in colonial Mexico. It analyzes the meaning of vows, devotional practices, and the extraordinary power of the faith that sustained the nuns' piety and explains that the foundational promise of conventual life contained the initial spiritual message of the uniqueness of women dedicated entirely to religious life and the discipline of their commitment. This chapter also mentions that the vows of claustration, celibacy, obedience, and poverty were finalized at the Council of Trent.
Keywords: convent life, colonial Mexico, vows, devotional practices, nuns, claustration, celibacy, obedience, poverty, Council of Trent
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