laywomen

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The Bishop agrees but insists that since no other Franciscans are female, Aleys must be sent to the nearby Beguines — laywomen who take no vows, live in community and work to support the church.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Dhammananda contends that Buddha built the religion as a four-legged stool — monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

When Gregory arrived, he made Pehle a full-time administrator, as well as, eventually, 12 other nuns and laywomen who were given the title “parish life coordinators.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2019

So, theologically speaking, laypeople, including laywomen, can be cardinals.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2018

Finally, he formed his Third Order, which included laymen and laywomen living in the world, who bound themselves by simple vows of virtue and charity, while continuing in their accustomed phase of life.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)