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From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

There existed in Troyes another convent of religieuses known as the "Congregation of Notre Dame," who were founded by Pere Fourier, cure of Martincourt, a man eminent for piety.

From Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois by Anonymous

Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding," he replied, "like the stigmata of the religieuses, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.

From Three John Silence Stories by Blackwood, Algernon

Love, motherhood, and loss—the loss that is saddest of all losses to women, be they wives or maids or religieuses.

From Why Joan? by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein

During my stay at Troyes, I lodged with the religieuses of the Congregation, who entertained me with much kindness and charity.

From Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois by Anonymous