Discalced Orders

[MissScripture]

What is the significance of a religious order being discalced?


Okay, now that you've answered, I don't know if you'll see this, but I'm more asking, why they do it. (I had actually just looked at that newadvent entry. ) What exactly is the reasoning behind being disclaced?

Edited June 19, 2009 by MissScripture

[StColette]

[quote name='MissScripture' post='1896061' date='Jun 19 2009, 03:54 PM']What is the significance of a religious order being discalced?[/quote]

Not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but it will give you some insight into the history of some orders being discalced

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Discalced
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(Latin dis, without, and calceus, shoe).

A term applied to those religious congregations of men and women, the members of which go entirely unshod or wear sandals, with or without other covering for the feet. These congregations are often distinguished of this account from other branches of the same order. The custom of going unshod was introduced into the West by St. Francis of Assissi for men and St. Clare for women. After the various modifications of the Rule of St. Francis, the Observantines adhered to the primitative custom of going unshod, and in this they were followed by the Minims and Capuchins. The Discalced Franciscans or Alcantarines, who prior to 1897 formed a distinct branch of the Franciscan Order went without footwear of any kind. The followers of St. Clare at first went barefoot, but later came to wear sandals and even shoes. The Colettines and Capuchin Sisters returned to the use of sandals. Sandals were also adopted by the Camaldolese monks of the Congregation of Monte Corona (1522), the Maronite Catholic monks, the Poor Hermits of St. Jerome of the Congregation of Bl. Peter of Pisa, the Augustinians of Thomas of Jesus (1532), the Barefooted Servites (1593), the Discalced Carmelites (1568), the Feuillants (Cistercians, 1575), Trinitarians (1594), Mercedarians (1604), and the Passionists.

[url="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05028a.htm"]http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05028a.htm[/url]

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God Bless,
Jennie