THE CHANGING HABIT.—Sister Mary Corita Kent, a teaching nun of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary order in Los Angeles, illustrates another change in appearance since Pope Paul authorised “renewal” for Roman Catholic orders. At left, in 1959, she is wearing a traditional habit worn by Immaculate Heart nuns since the order was founded in 1871. In the middle she wears a modified habit adopted several years ago, and, at right, she is in the current dress of sweater and skirt.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31635, 22 March 1968, Page 2
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83THE CHANGING HABIT.—Sister Mary Corita Kent, a teaching nun of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary order in Los Angeles, illustrates another change in appearance since Pope Paul authorised “renewal” for Roman Catholic orders. At left, in 1959, she is wearing a traditional habit worn by Immaculate Heart nuns since the order was founded in 1871. In the middle she wears a modified habit adopted several years ago, and, at right, she is in the current dress of sweater and skirt. Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31635, 22 March 1968, Page 2
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