Conceptionists

The Order of the Immaculate Conception ( , ), abbreviated as OIC, also known as Conceptionists, is a enclosed religious order of Pontifical Right for nuns founded by Beatrice of Silva in 1484¹. Initially they followed the Cistercian Rule. In 1501, however, they adopted the Rule of St. Clare, in common with the Order of Poor Clares, founded by Clare of Assisi, but in 1511¹ they were recognized by the Holy See as a separate religious order, with a new Rule unique to their order. Despite this change, they continue to be considered a part of the Franciscan Second Order. (In some areas they are still known as the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.)

The Order of the Immaculate Conception ( , ), abbreviated as OIC, also known as Conceptionists, is a enclosed religious order of Pontifical Right for nuns founded by Beatrice of Silva in 1484. Initially they followed the Cistercian Rule. In 1501, however, they adopted the Rule of St. Clare, in common with the Order of Poor Clares, founded by Clare of Assisi, but in 1511 they were recognized by the Holy See as a separate religious order, with a new Rule unique to their order. Despite this change, they continue to be considered a part of the Franciscan Second Order. (In some areas they are still known as the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.) ==Vatican II== , birthplace of Beatrice of Silva, the foundress of the religious order]] .]] The Second Vatican Council had instructed all religious institutes to go back to the inspirations and goals of their founders and to make sure that their current orientation and lifestyles of the communities were in keeping with these. Through the studies done by Mercedes de Jesús Egido y Izquierdo (1935–2004), a new direction was developed and tried on an experimental basis at her convent. After a trial of two years, new constitutions were drawn up out of the experience, which were submitted to Rome and approved by the Holy See in 1996 for this order, removing from it the noticeable Franciscan influence imposed upon it. Egido successfully argued that the foundress' vision was that of a life lived in imitation of the virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She has become seen as a second foundress through her efforts. The process for seeking Egido's canonization was formally opened at the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception and St. Beatrice in Toledo on 8 November 2011. ==References==

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