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  2. Cistercians - Wikipedia

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    The Cistercians (/ s ɪ ˈ s t ɜːr ʃ ən z /), officially the Order of Cistercians (Latin: (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard ...

  3. Anglican Cistercians - Wikipedia

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    Anglican Cistercians are members of the Anglican Communion who live a common life together according to the Cistercian tradition. This tradition is usually dated to 1098 in origin. The term Cistercian is derived from Cistercium, [1] the Latin name for the village of Cîteaux, near Dijon in eastern France.

  4. Nomasticon Cisterciense - Wikipedia

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    The Nomasticon Cisterciense is a collection of legal documents pertaining to the Cistercian Order. Published in 1664 with Julien Paris as its editor, it presents documents from the first three centuries of Cistercian legislation. The publication was initiated by Cistercian monks of the Strict Observance.

  5. Trappists - Wikipedia

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    The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Latin: Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, [1] are a Catholic religious order of cloistered monastics that branched off from the Cistercians.

  6. List of Cistercian monasteries - Wikipedia

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    The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns formed in 1098, originating from Cîteaux Abbey. Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but many were closed during the Protestant Reformation , the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII , the French Revolution , and the ...

  7. Cistercian nuns - Wikipedia

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    Cistercian nunneries were relatively few in Europe before the late 12th century. The observance was established there by Cistercian nuns who came from Tulebras, under the guidance of Misol, who became its first abbess. The second abbess was Constance, daughter of the founder, who believed she had the power of preaching in her church and hearing ...

  8. Bernard of Clairvaux - Wikipedia

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    Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. (Latin: Bernardus Claraevallensis; 1090 – 20 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, [a] and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order.

  9. Cistercian Rite - Wikipedia

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    The Cistercian Rite is to be found in the liturgical books of this reformed branch of the Benedictines.The collection, composed of fifteen books, was made by the General Chapter of Cîteaux (the place from which the order takes its name), most probably in 1134; they were later included in the Missal, Breviary, Ritual and Martyrology of the order.