Benedictine
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Benedictine is a person who follows the
Rule of St Benedict. Such a person may live the Consecrated Life (that is, as a
monk or
nun according to Church Law) or not (for example, as an
oblate).
While all the various communities of the
Order of Saint Benedict, founded in the sixth century, are within the
Catholic Church, other communities bearing his name, though historically unrelated can be found in the
Anglican Communion and other
Christian religious denominations as well. Anglican Benedictines trace their earliest foundations to the nineteenth century
Oxford Movement.
For the main articles on the Benedictine way of religious living, see
Rule of St Benedict,
Benedictine Confederation,
Order of Saint Benedict,
Benedictine Sisters, and
Oblates of Saint Benedict.
Outside a monastic context, "Benedictine" may also refer to a follower of another Benedict, especially a
Saint Benedict or a
Pope Benedict. "Benedictine" is also used as a more general
adjective; thus, the papacy of a particular Pope Benedict may be called the "Benedictine era".
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Carthusian*
Saint Vincent College*
Saint Emma Monastery*
The Order of Saint Benedict - Official website of the order
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Nakili 'O Lani (Window To Heaven) Abbey - Benedictine Monastery-Without-Walls
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Glenstal Benedictine Abbey - Website of Benedictine Abbey located in Limerick, Ireland
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Benedictine Sisters - Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri; Tucson, Arizona; Sand Springs, Oklahoma; and Dayton, Wyoming, USA
