Cistercians
Sign in to savethumb|St. Bernard of Clairvaux, one of the most influential early Cistercians, seen here depicted in a [[historiated initial]] thumb|Vietnamese people|Vietnamese Cistercian monks standing in a [[cloister and wearing their religious habits]] The Cistercians (), or the Order of Cistercians (, 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 Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule. They are also known as Bernardines, after Sai
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The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that broke away from the Benedictines in the Middle Ages and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, shaped significantly by the teachings of Bernard of Clairvaux. They matter historically because they became a major monastic movement that spread across Europe and beyond, influencing Christian religious life through their strict interpretation of monastic rules and their influential leaders like Bernard of Clairvaux.
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- Catholic religious order
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- Piazza del Tempio di Diana, 14Rome, Italy
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- Abbot General
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- Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori
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37 sectionsContents
- Cistercian practices
- Origins and early expansion
- Foundation
- Cistercian reform
- Charter of Charity
- Cistercian nuns
- International expansion
- France
- Austria
- Britain
- Ireland
- The Cistercians in Italy
- Early foundations (1120–1135)
- Diffusion in the 12th and 13th centuries
- The abbeys of Lazio
- The Cistercians in Sardinia
- Historical context
- The Grand Confirmation of 1153
- The Cistercians and viticulture
- Notes
- Influence with popes and kings
- Decline and attempted reforms<!--'Cistercian reforms' redirects here-->
- Protestant Reformation
- Evangelical Lutheranism
- Anglicanism
- After the Reformation
- Influence
- Architecture
- World Heritage Sites
- Art
- Agriculture, technology, and commerce
- Theology
- Cistercians today
- See also
- References
- Literature
- External links
thumb|St. Bernard of Clairvaux, one of the most influential early Cistercians, seen here depicted in a [[historiated initial]] thumb|Vietnamese people|Vietnamese Cistercian monks standing in a [[cloister and wearing their religious habits]] The Cistercians (), or the Order of Cistercians (, 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 Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule. They are also known as Bernardines, after Saint Bernard, or as White Monks, in reference to the colour of their cowl, as opposed to the black cowl worn by Benedictines.
The term Cistercian derives from Cistercium, the Latin name for the locale of Cîteaux, near Dijon in eastern France. It was here that a group of Benedictine monks from the monastery of Molesme founded Cîteaux Abbey in 1098. The first three abbots were Robert of Molesme, Alberic of Cîteaux and Stephen Harding. Bernard helped launch a new era when he entered the monastery in the early 1110s with 30 companions. By the end of the 12th century, the order had spread throughout most of Europe.