vow of virginity

Mary is troubled for she has made a vow of virginity.

At her father's advice she took the vow of virginity and became a nun.

To avoid being forced into a marriage she took a vow of virginity .

A vow of virginity was a condition of that victory.

Pharaildis was married against her will at a young age with a nobleman, even after having made a private vow of virginity.

During the pilgrimage Carboni made a vow of virginity.

As a young girl, she took a vow of virginity which she kept to the end of her life.

They rely on vows of virginity, and intensive antisexual conditioning, to keep the channels totally free.

Is it possible to make a vow of virginity without making the two other vows, that is chastity and obedience?

It has been claimed that Cunigunde made a vow of virginity with Henry's consent prior to their marriage.

According to the story, despite her vow of virginity, she was forced by her parents to marry a nobleman named Valerian.

She was determined to take a vow of virginity, which was opposed by her parents, who wished her to marry.

She made her first Communion at the then-early age of 10 and made a vow of virginity one month later.

To thwart the unwanted wedding, she had taken a vow of virginity, and prayed that she would be made repulsive.

Therefore, Pulcheria was forced to marry and co-rule the empire with her new husband, despite her vow of virginity.

At the same time Pulcheria proclaimed herself as guardian over her brother she also took a vow of virginity and her sisters did as well.

Her sister Julia later claimed that Mary Theresa had made a vow of virginity during that period.

Her spiritual director allowed her to make a yearly vow of virginity, and the Blessed Sacrament became the central thought of her life.

Following the example of her older sister Aelia Pulcheria she took a vow of virginity, but unlike her never got married, devoting herself to religion.

One condition of the marriage was that Marcian must obey and respect Pulcheria's vow of virginity and he complied with this.

They reportedly advised Lucy to contract a legal marriage to Pietro, but to explain that her vow of virginity would have to be respected and not violated.

Pulcheria and Theodosius were victorious and, according to historians, Theodosius credited his sister's vow of virginity as the reason for victory.

She made her vow of virginity to him and asked him to help her found a house for nuns on the model of Notre-Dame de Prouille.

According to the historian Sozomen, in his Ecclesiastical History, Pulcheria took a vow of virginity when she became Augusta, and her sisters followed suit.

Critics say there is no evidence that they delay sexual activity and teenagers who have taken a vow of virginity are less likely to use protection if they break their promise.