Como tornar-se freira: requisitos, etapas e, frequentemente, 6 a 12 anos de formação

To become a Catholic nun, an unmarried Catholic woman joins a religious community and passes through postulancy, a novitiate of at least a year and three to nine years of temporary vows before she makes final vows. Enclosed nuns need nine to twelve years; two active communities, Holy Cross and St. Joseph of Peace, describe six to ten. The Code of Canon Law fixes the minimum rules for every Catholic community, and each community adds its own conditions, such as…