sistercian

Updated: February 25, 2026

They were embraced by the greater part of the nuns of Santa Clara and of the Sistercian order of San Belem, and converts were found among the class of devout women, called in Spain beatas, who are bound by no particular rule, but addict themselves to works of charity.

William Henry Giles Kingston - The Last Look: A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition