institution
Barnabite sisters
the Barnabites
also: Barnabiterinnen, Barnabas-penitents
A cloistered penitential order of nuns living a vow of perpetual silence in a grim convent by the castle square; their brother-order has died out. Their voices are heard through the church wall only on Maundy Thursday.
Reading notes
- Two Stories of Prague §72 Barnabite sisters
A cloistered penitential order living under a vow of perpetual silence in a grim convent by the castle; their voices are heard through the church wall only once a year, on Maundy Thursday.