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Definition of Augustinian Hermits
1. Noun. A monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Augustinian Hermits
Literary usage of Augustinian Hermits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"About 1500 a great attempt at a reform of this kind was set on foot among the
Augustinian Hermits of northern Germany, and they were formed into a separate ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... Augustinian Hermits reformed a number of Augustinian nunneries, become their
spiritual directors, and induced them to adopt the Constitution of their ..."
3. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1902)
"The protection of the Pope was also extended to the Congregation of Augustinian
Hermits in Italy, who were known by the name of Apostolic Brothers. ..."
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