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Although each congregation of Women Religious wore a different habit, each part of the habit was known by the same name. Some Orders, like the various Dominican communities, (at bottom) wore a scapular - a long, loose drape over the neck - that hung over the front and back of the habit and a cape over the shoulders.

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Sisters of St. Dominic traditional habit

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Vintage photos of Women Religious