Conceptionists

Order of the Immaculate Conception

Ordo Immaculatæ Conceptionis
Abbreviation	OIC
Nickname	Conceptionists
Formation	1511; 513 years ago (1511)
Founder	Saint Beatrice of Silva
Founded at	Toledo, Spain
Type	Religious Order of Pontifical Right for women
Members	1,409 members as of 2020
Website	www.concepcionistas.info

The Order of the Immaculate Conception (Latin: Ordo Inmaculatae Conceptionis), abbreviated OIC and also known as the Conceptionists, is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for nuns founded by Saint Beatrice of Silva. For some years, they followed the Poor Clares Rule, but in 1511 they were recognized as a separate religious order, taking a new rule and the name of Order of the Immaculate Conception. (In some areas they are still known as the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.)^[1]