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Consecrated life
Type of lifestyle advocated by the Catholic Church / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Consecrated life (also known as religious life) is a state of life in the Catholic Church lived by those faithful who are called to follow Jesus Christ in a more exacting way. It includes those in institutes of consecrated life (religious and secular), societies of apostolic life, as well as those living as hermits or consecrated virgins.[1]
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