1403 
Tertius Ordo Regularis Sancti Francisci Assisiensis / The Third Order Regular of St Francis

The Bernardine nuns were a community founded by the laywomen of the Franciscan Third Order Regular. They were brought together in Italy by Blessed Angelina of Marsciano. The women, dedicated as they were to the monastic life, lived in a community but retained relative independence, and owned property. They took the vows of obedience and chastity but were not bound by the rule and enclosure until 1566, when Pope Pius V announced mandatory enclosure in all female monasteries.