The Beguines were a group of women who formed semi-monastic communities, but they were not officially part of any monastic or religious order. They were pious laywomen who lived together in a communal setting, devoted to serving God and helping their communities through charitable works. They were not heretics or part of any elite group like the Cathari.

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The Beguines Were

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The Beguines were

A) women in the Dominican order.
B) the Third Order of the Franciscans.
C) examples of pious laity formed into semi-monastic groups.
D) heretics.
E) the elites of the Cathari.

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