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The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as O S B or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict
- Benedictine | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
A Benedictine is a member of any of the confederated congregations of Roman Catholic monks, lay brothers, and nuns who follow the rule of life of St Benedict of Nursia The Benedictines, strictly speaking, do not constitute a single religious order, because each monastery is autonomous
- A Brief History of the Benedictine Order - OSB DOT ORG
Some 13000 nuns and sisters also belong to the order The Benedictines work closely with the Cistercians and the Trappists, orders which also follow St Benedict’s Rule This rule has proved to be a guide for countless souls during 15 centuries
- The Benedictine Order - Encyclopedia Volume - Catholic Online
Germany owed its evangelization to the English Benedictines, Sts Willibrord and Boniface, who preached the Faith, there in the seventh and eighth centuries and founded several celebrated abbeys
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Benedictines are a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church consisting of both monks and nuns Members of the Benedictine Order, known for their formative influence in the Christianization of Europe, were relegated to a secondary status in the European settlement of Latin America
- OSB DOT ORG - The Order of Saint Benedict
Oblates, monks, Sisters, nuns and brothers in abbeys, monasteries and priories worldwide "Let them prefer nothing whatever to Christ And may He bring us all together to everlasting life!" Rule of Benedict, ch 72 What's New OSB? Today's reading; readings by date (s) or by chapters
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Benedictine Order
In its ordinary meaning the term implies one complete religious family, made up of a number of monasteries, all of which are subject to a common superior or "general" who usually resides either in Rome or in the mother-house of the order, if there be one
- The Order of Saint Benedict - e-benedictine. com
Benedictines are members of the Order of Saint Benedict (O S B ), a group of confederated congregations who follow the Rule of St Benedict and who are descendants of the traditional monasticism of the early medieval centuries in Italy and Gaul
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