canons regular
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of canons regular
Middle English term dating back to 1350–1400
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The priory was dedicated to God and the Virgin, and was inhabited by a fraternity of canons regular of St. Augustine.
From Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey by Washington Irving
Their rule is that of the canons regular of St. Austin.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
In the same year St. Vincent took possession of the priory of St. Lazare placed at his disposal by the canons regular of St. Victor.
From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by James MacCaffrey
In the 8th century Puoche was mentioned as the place of his tomb, and on the site was built the celebrated monastery of canons regular, St Florian, which still exists.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Some have attributed to him the foundation of the hospital for canons regular dedicated to S. John at Cambridge, an institution afterwards absorbed in Lady Margaret's College of S. John the Evangelist.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by W. D. (Walter Debenham) Sweeting
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