Bible Encyclopedias
Probation, Monastic

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is the year of a novitiate, which a religieux must pass in a convent to prove his virtue and vocation, and whether he can bear the severities of the rule.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Probation, Monastic'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/probation-monastic.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.