History of Catholic religious orders

Roman Catholic religious order of friars

member of Ordre of canons regular

German abbot and theologian

Italian religious, follower of St. Francis of Assisi

The Vallombrosians (alternately spelled Vallombrosans, Vallumbrosians or Vallumbrosans) are a monastic religious order in the Catholic Church. They are named after the location of their motherhouse founded in Vallombrosa (), situated 30 km from Florence on the northwest slope of Monte Secchieta in the Pratomagno chain. They use the postnominal abbreviation OSBVall to distinguish themselves from other Benedictines, who generally use the abbreviation OSB.

catholic religious order

Roman Catholic missionary society of apostolic life for men

most ancient and continuous segment of the Roman Catholic Augustinian religious order

Military order

Christian monastic order, c. 1200–1541

Roman Catholic religious congregation for women

Roman Catholic society of apostolic life for priests