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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 ...
Lekai's research addressed aspects of Cistercian history which were rarely covered before his time, such as Baroque abbeys in France immediately before the French Revolution and Cistercian involvement at great European universities, most notably in Paris. He was able to reshape common perceptions of urban monks and feudal abbeys by applying ...
Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C. 2018. In search of a lasting home. The story of the Cistercians in Texas. Abbey and school. Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas, Irving, Texas 2019. A Biblical Path to the Triune God: Jesus, Paul, and the Revelation of the Trinity. Edited by Thomas Esposito.
Cistercian Studies (abbreviated CS; ISSN 0578-3224) is a series of books published by Liturgical Press (formerly Cistercian Publications). The main focus of the series is on Christian monasticism , Christian mysticism , patristics , the history of Christianity , and other related topics.
The abbey is part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae), better known as the Trappists. Founded on December 21, 1848, and raised to an abbey in 1851, Gethsemani is considered to be the motherhouse of all Trappist and Trappistine monasteries in the United States.
Fr. José Manuel Gallegos, [179] [180] Democratic Party politician and part of the History of New Mexico. Fr. James Gower, [181] [182] Peace activist and co-founder of the College of the Atlantic. Msgr. Peter Guilday, [183] [184] A noted historian of the Catholic Church's history. Msgr. George G. Higgins, advocate for labor rights.
The Cistercian Order was initially a male order. Cistercian female monasteries began to appear by 1125. [1] The first Cistercian monastery for women, Le Tart Abbey, [2] was established at Tart-l'Abbaye in the Diocese of Langres (now Dijon) in 1125, by nuns from the Benedictine monastery of Juilly, and with the cooperation of Stephen Harding, abbot of Cîteaux. [3]
He was born in Detroit, Michigan.As a young man, John Robert Sommerfeldt wanted to become a monk at the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, but left because of poor health.He enrolled at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1951 and received all his degrees there, culminating with the doctorate in 1960.