deaconess

It became a model and within a half century were over 5,000 deaconesses in Europe.

After the 4th century the role of deaconesses changed drastically.

The others sometimes had a small cadre of deaconesses as staff.

Deaconesses, like these wealthy women, were supporters of the church.

He husband died in 1896 and she became a deaconess in his church.

It was the first time I had ever seen her other than in the robes of a holy deaconess.

He did much to reintroduce the ministry of women as deaconesses.

It set up its deaconess training program in Baltimore.

The American Deaconess movement in the early twentieth century, 1987.

The Church of England named its first deaconess in 1862.

We girls were all preparing to nurse or become deaconesses in order to help with the pastoral life of the Church.

These widows had no specific duties compared to that of the deaconess.

Many other cities developed a Deaconess Hospital in similar fashion.

She was a deaconess of the early church.

Later while training as a deaconess in London she saw his funeral in 1912.

The deaconess holds a similar position to a deacon.

By 1957, in Germany there were 46,000 deaconesses and 10,000 associates.

Other countries reported a total of 14,000 deaconesses, most of them Lutherans.

A Deaconess Studies program was added to the 2009-2010 academic catalog.

In churches that now ordain women, the order of deaconess has largely died out.

The Deaconess came over and sat beside me.

In 1854, she became a deaconess and deputy matron.

The nurse's cap originated from a group of women in the early Christian era, called "deaconesses."

Other churches may have two separate boards of deacons and deaconesses.

Deaconesses do not have priesthood authority but prepare the communion tables.