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Order of Penitents
The Order of Penitents was a religious order established by Bernard of Marseille about 1272 for the reception to the church of reformed courtesans. Noah Webster's Dictionary, 1828, under "penitent" affirmed "Order of penitents, a religious order established by one Bernard of Marseilles, about the year 1272, for the reception of reformed courtezans.
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