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Conceptionists

Order of the Immaculate Conception
Ordo Immaculatæ Conceptionis
AbbreviationOIC
NicknameConceptionists
Formation1511 (1511)
FounderSaint Beatrice of Silva
Founded atToledo, Spain
TypeReligious Order of Pontifical Right for women
Members1,409 members as of 2020
Websitewww.concepcionistas.info

The Order of the Immaculate Conception (Latin: Ordo Inmaculatae Conceptionis), abbreviated OIC and also known as the Conceptionists, is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for nuns founded by Saint Beatrice of Silva. For some years, they followed the Poor Clares Rule, but in 1511 they were recognized as a separate religious order, taking a new rule with the name Order of the Immaculate Conception. (In some areas they are still known as the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.)[1]


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