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<p>[QUOTE="Jillion, post: 133973, member: 1981"]Bernard is unlikely to be her last name. When Catholic nuns took their vows they chose a saints name (Bernard) and often chose Mary to go before the saints name to honor the mother of Jesus, so became Sister Mary Bernard, giving up their worldly name was a symbol of leaving their world behind and dedicating their lives to God. Sometime in the seventies or eighties the Vatican decided it was okay to resume using their given names. In this case this woman chose Agnes as her first saints name</p><p>If it is a rosery of a religious person from another faith, I got nothing. A little frightening how much I remember. A cult?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jillion, post: 133973, member: 1981"]Bernard is unlikely to be her last name. When Catholic nuns took their vows they chose a saints name (Bernard) and often chose Mary to go before the saints name to honor the mother of Jesus, so became Sister Mary Bernard, giving up their worldly name was a symbol of leaving their world behind and dedicating their lives to God. Sometime in the seventies or eighties the Vatican decided it was okay to resume using their given names. In this case this woman chose Agnes as her first saints name If it is a rosery of a religious person from another faith, I got nothing. A little frightening how much I remember. A cult?[/QUOTE]
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