Penitente
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Penitente
First recorded in 1830–40; from Spanish, literally, “penitent,” singular of Penitentes, short for Los Hermanos Penitentes “the penitent brothers”
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Lacking enough priests to serve the far-flung outposts, the Penitente Brothers helped fill the gap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
On Thursday, Penitente Brothers from the nearby village of Cordova knelt near the altar and recited the rosary for an hour in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
The Santuario was built by Don Bernardo Abeyta, a member of the Penitente Brothers, a Catholic lay order once known for extreme acts of penance including self-flagellation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
The new humiliation: a lawsuit, the first in Penitente history.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whence came to Penitente this aversion to study, when he had been one of the most diligent in the famous college conducted by Padre Valerio in Tanawan?
From The Reign of Greed by Charles E. Derbyshire
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