Back Orde de la Immaculada Concepció Catalan Konzeptionistinnen German Orden de la Inmaculada Concepción Spanish Ordre de l'Immaculée Conception French Concezioniste francescane Italian Koncepcjonistki Polish Ordem da Imaculada Conceição Portuguese Орден Непорочного Зачатия Russian Wakonsesyoni Swahili Концепціоністки Ukrainian
Ordo Immaculatæ Conceptionis | |
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| Abbreviation | OIC |
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| Nickname | Conceptionists |
| Formation | 1511 |
| Founder | Saint Beatrice of Silva |
| Founded at | Toledo, Spain |
| Type | Religious Order of Pontifical Right for women |
Members | 1,409 members as of 2020 |
| Website | www.concepcionistas.info |
The Order of the Immaculate Conception (Latin: Ordo Inmaculatae Conceptionis), abbreviated OIC and also known as the Conceptionists, is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for nuns founded by Saint Beatrice of Silva. For some years, they followed the Poor Clares Rule, but in 1511 they were recognized as a separate religious order, taking a new rule with the name Order of the Immaculate Conception. (In some areas they are still known as the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.)[1]