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Nun and former Wife and Mother

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09 April 2008, 03:24 PM
cbreeves
Nun and former Wife and Mother
I didn't know where else to put this, but I am inquiring if anyone knows if one can become a nun even with being a single mother?
09 April 2008, 04:53 PM
Clare
When I was in school many years ago I attended a convent run by the Presentation Sisters, and one of the sisters had been a mother, but entered religious life, when her child had grown to adulthood. Her daughter used to come to visit. We were never aware of a father.

That was accepted then in the fifties.

Clare
10 April 2008, 12:12 PM
Phil
Yes, I suppose the child would have to be old enough to not need the mother's care any more. Also, the mother would have to be a widow or have her marriage annulled by the Church.
10 April 2008, 12:27 PM
Clare
Ys,

In hindsight , i believe that she was a widow.

Thanks,

Clare