Confraternity of penitents
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Confraternities of penitents are Christian religious congregations, with statutes prescribing various penitential works; they are especially popular in the Catholic Church. Members of the confraternities of penitents practice mortification of the flesh through fasting, the use of the discipline, the wearing of a hair shirt, among other instruments of penance, etc.
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See also
- Penitentes (New Mexico), where they are still active
- Penitent bands, groups in Methodism that meet to confess sins
- Flagellant Confraternities (Central Italy)
- Saint-Jérôme Church in Toulouse
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