Consecrated Virginity

IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

What is a "Consecrated Virgin"?

Click on the links on the left for information regarding consecrated virgins in the Catholic Church

Vita Consecrata

On March 25, 1996, His Holiness, Pope John Paul II promulated the Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Vita Consecrata ("The Consecrated Life").

The following links provide excerpts from this document pertinent to the vocation of consecrated virgins living in the world.

The Order of Virgins

The Origins of the Consecrated Life in the Mystery of Christ and of the Trinity

Consecrated Life as a Sign of Communion in the Church

[To view or download a PDF file (28k) of all these excerpts, click here.]

See also the Study Guide on this document, produced by the Institute on Religious Life.

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