FRANCISCAN CONCEPTIONIST NUN

Franciscan Conceptionist Nun –  Sister Mariana of the Purification, O.I.C.                                                                           Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady                                                                                           Ordo Inmaculatae Conceptionis

Foundress:  Saint Beatriz de Silva

Place:  Toledo, Spain

Year:  1484 A.D.

Her Charism:  Seduced by the eternal love of God, this nun lives in total communion with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.  She is dedicated to venerating Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception.  This nun lives her life in total concealment as Our Lady did, separated from the world, its noise, confusion, and trappings.  In constant prayer and contemplation, celebration, brotherhood, poverty, and humility, she imitates Mary’s virtues.  With all her heart, she believes that every soul, without exception, is capable of embracing its inner light.  Yet in order to receive so delicate an influence, quiet is an absolute essential.