be said of orders of women both in general and in particular as of orders of men. St. Basil in his rules addresses both men and women. Augustine of Hippo drew up the first general rule for communities of women in the year 423. The occupations of the canonesses down the centuries has consisted in the recitation of the Divine Office, the care of the church vestments, and the education of the young, often particularly the daughters of the nobility. For the most part, the canonesses regular follow the Rule of St. Augustine. Some congregations still extant include: Congrégation de Notre-Dame de chanoinesses de Saint Augustin, instituted in 1597. Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre founded in the 14th century as a branch of the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre. Canonesses of St Victor d' Ypres who trace their foundation to William de Champeaux, founder of the Congregation of St Victor of Paris (Victorines),(1108). Augustinian Canonesses of the Mercy of Jesus have their roots in a group who, more than 700 years ago, began serving the needy and distressed in the expanding French fishing port of Dieppe. Canonesses Regular of St Augustine Windesheim Congregation tracing its origin to Louvain, 1415. St Ursula's, Louvain, was one of the first women's communities sprung from Windesheim (founded 1387). Influence Among the orders which sprang from the canonical life were the Order of Preachers or Dominicans, as well as the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, or Trinitarians. St. Anthony of Padua started his religious life as a canon regular in Portugal before becoming a Franciscan friar. St. Bruno was originally a canon living under the Rule of Aachen for over 20 years when, at the age of 51, he and several companions founded a new community at the Grande Chartreuse, and founded the Carthusian Order. Notable figures Famous canons regular include Pope Adrian IV, Thomas à Kempis, and Desiderius Erasmus. See also Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception Canonesses Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Hendrik Mande References Citations Sources Attribution Sources quoted in the New Advent Encyclopaedia, cf. Cardinal Boso's life, published by Muratori (SS. Rer. Ital. III, I 441–446) and reprinted in Migne (Patrologia Latina CLXXXVIII, 135–160), also edited by Watterich (Vitae Pontificum II, 323–374), External