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2. Enclosed religious orders - Wikipedia

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   Enclosed religious orders of men include monks following the Rule of Saint Benedict, namely the Benedictine, the Cistercian, and the Trappist orders, but also monks of the Carthusians, Hieronymites, along with the male and female members of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno, while enclosed ...

3. Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

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   The monks live a strict horarium that includes the midnight office, two hours of mental prayer, common rosary, chanted sung mass and manual labor. [14] A young Carmelite monk, Simon Mary, described his community's charism in this way in a 2008 interview: Carmelite monks are consecrated to God through the vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty ...

4. Religious order (Catholic) - Wikipedia

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   In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute. [1] Subcategories of religious orders are: monastics (monks or nuns living and working in a monastery and reciting the Divine Office)

5. Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani - Wikipedia

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   The monastery is situated on a working farm of 2,000 acres (810 ha). The monks support themselves and the abbey through its store, Gethsemani Farms, offering handmade fruitcake and bourbon fudge (both onsite and by mail order). Gethsemani was the home of Trappist monk, social activist and author Thomas Merton from 1941 until his death in 1968.

6. Abbey of New Clairvaux - Wikipedia

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   Entrance to New Clairvaux Abbey. The Abbey of New Clairvaux is a rural Trappist monastery located in Northern California in the small town of Vina in Tehama County. [1] The farmland, once owned by Leland Stanford, grows prunes, walnuts, and grapes that the monks harvest from the orchards and vineyards to sustain the community.

7. Prayers for peace: Tibetan monks share their culture at ... - AOL

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   The Yoga Place at 4626 Cleveland Ave. NW will host an open house with the monks today. The schedule is as follows: 10 a.m. − Construction of a Mandala sand painting. Donations accepted.

8. St. Benedict's Abbey - Wikipedia

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   The monastic community of the abbey today numbers some 50 monks. The current head is Abbot James Albers, O.S.B. The abbey continues to be heavily involved in the life and decision making of Benedictine College. In 1962 the abbey established a daughter foundation in Brazil: Mosteiro São Jose, located in Mineiros, Goiás. [3]

9. Christian monasticism - Wikipedia

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   The word monk originated from the Greek μοναχός (monachos, 'monk'), itself from μόνος (monos) meaning 'alone'. [1] [2] Christian monks did not live in monasteries at first; rather, they began by living alone as solitaries, as the word monos might suggest. As more people took on the lives of monks, living alone in the wilderness ...