Editing Religious order (section)

===Anglican tradition===
{{Main article|Anglican religious order}}
Religious orders in England were dissolved by [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]] upon the separation of the English church from Roman primacy.  For three hundred years, there were no formal religious orders in Anglicanism, although some informal communities &ndash; such as the [[Little Gidding community]] &ndash; occasionally sprang into being.  With the advent of the [[Oxford Movement]] in the [[Church of England]] and worldwide [[Anglicanism]] in the middle of the 19th century, several orders appeared.  In 1841, the first order for women was established. The first order for men was founded 25 years later.

Anglican religious voluntarily commit themselves for life, or a term of years, to holding their possessions in common or in trust; to a celibate life in community; and obedience to their Rule and Constitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://communities.anglicancommunion.org|title=Religious Communities|author=Anglican Communion Office|work=Anglican Communion Website}}</ref>

There are presently thirteen active religious orders for men, fifty-three for women, and eight mixed gender.