Cistercians - Wikipedia
WEBThe Cistercians (/ sɪˈstɜːrʃənz /), [1] 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 of ...
Cistercian | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBCistercian, member of a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in 1098 and named after the original establishment at Citeaux (Latin: Cistercium), near Dijon, France. The order’s founders were a group of Benedictine monks who desired to live under the strictest interpretation of the Rule of St. Benedict.
List of Cistercian monasteries - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 revolutions ...
Life in a Monastery - Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)
WEBLife in a Trappist monastery follows a steady rhythm punctuated by frequent prayer and worship, the study of sacred texts, and simple, honest work that sustains our earthly mission.
Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance: OCSO
WEBThe Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (also known as “Trappists”) is a Roman Catholic contemplative religious order, consisting of monasteries of monks and monasteries of nuns. We are part of the larger Cistercian family which traces its origin to 1098.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux | Biography, Cistercian, Legacy, & Facts
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and mystic, founder and abbot of the abbey of Clairvaux and one of the most influential churchmen of his time. A prolific writer of sermons, he was declared a doctor of the church in 1830. Learn more about his life and legacy.
The Cistercian Order | Our Lady of Dallas
WEBCistercian monks and nuns derive their name and origins from a place in France called Cîteaux (in Latin, “Cistercium”), where in 1098 St. Robert of Molesme and twenty-one monks founded a seminal monastery.
Our History - Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)
WEBIn the wind-swept deserts of fourth-century Egypt, on sunny hills in sixth-century Italy and in grassy meadows of Medieval France, monks and nuns have prayed, studied and worked together in joy and peace offering the world a glimpse of life in eternity.
Cistercian summary | Britannica
WEBCistercian , or White Monk or Bernardine, Member of a Roman Catholic monastic order founded by St. Stephen Harding (1098) at Cîteaux (Latin, Cistercium), Burgundy, by Benedictines dissatisfied with their abbey’s laxity. Cistercians were severely ascetic, rejected feudal revenues, and engaged in manual labor.
The Cistercians - Medieval Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
WEBMar 28, 2018 · Cistercian monasticism began when in 1098 twenty-one monks from the wealthy Burgundian monastery of Molesme undertook to create a new monastery in which they would live in voluntary poverty, “poor with the poor Christ,” and in literal adherence to the Rule of Saint Benedict.