Vallumbrosan Order
Sign in to saveAlso known as OSBVall, OSBCVU, Congregatio Vallis Umbrosæ Ordinis Sancti Benedicti, O.S.B.Vall., O.S.B.C.V.U., C.V.U.O.S.B., CVUOSB
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.
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- St. John Gualbert with other Vallumbrosan saints and beati
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- Vallumbrosan OrderVallombrosians
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- Italy
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- Giovanni Gualberto
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- O.S.B. Vall.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- monastic order
- Subclass of
- Benedictines
- Founded by
- John Gualbert
- Image
- Santa Trinita 16 Neri di Bicci.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Vallombrosians
- inception
- 1038-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Foundation
- Development
- Rule and functioning
- Present day
- Nuns
- Saints and Blesseds of the Order
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.
==Foundation== The founder, a Florentine named John Gualbert, a member of the prominent Visdomini family, was born in the year 985 or 995. His brother was murdered, and it was his duty was to avenge the deceased. He met the murderer in a narrow lane on Good Friday and was about to slay him, but when the man threw himself upon the ground with arms outstretched in the form of a cross and begged mercy for the love of Christ, John forgave him.
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