Portal:Religious orders/DYK/3

• ...that the Trappist Order, inspired by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, enforces strict silence in its monasteries? Its 17th-century reform in La Trappe emphasized contemplation and manual labor.
• ...how Saint Angela Merici’s Ursulines pioneered education for girls? Her 16th-century order in Brescia transformed female learning across Italy.
• ...that Saint Camillus de Lellis founded the Camillians to care for the sick during plagues? His 16th-century hospitals in Rome made the order a symbol of medical charity.
• ...why the Redemptorists, founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, focused on preaching to the poor? His 18th-century missions in Naples spread devotion to Christ’s redemption.
• ...a vision of Saint John of the Cross shaped the Discalced Carmelites’ mystical tradition? His 16th-century reforms in Spain deepened the order’s focus on contemplative prayer.