Order of Saint Benedict
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 Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480–543), detail from a fresco by Fra Angelico, San Marco, Florence (c. 1400–1455). |
The Order of Saint Benedict (Latin name: Ordo Sancti Benedicti) is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of Saint Benedict. Within the order, each individual community (which may be a monastery, a priory or abbey) maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests. Today the terms "Order of Saint Benedict" and "Benedictine Order" are also used frequently to refer to the total of the independent Benedictine abbeys, thereby giving the wrong impression of a "generalate" or "motherhouse" with jurisdiction over dependent communities. The Benedictine Confederation, which was established in 1883 by Pope Leo XIII in his brief Summum semper, is the international governing body of the order, headed by the Abbot Primate. Members of the order generally use the initials O.S.B. after their name.
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- Related: Abbey of Cluny, Ampleforth Abbey, Camaldolese, Downside Abbey, Ealing Abbey, Isen Abbey, Melk Abbey, Missionary Benedictines, Olivetans, Saint Anselm Abbey, Saint Anselm College, Saint John's Abbey, Santa Maria de Monserrato, Selby Abbey, Sylvestrines, Trappists, Westminster Abbey, Worth Abbey
| R Dom Luke Dysinger, The Benedictine Family Tree R Dom Luke Dysinger, The Benedictine Family Tree www.valyermo.com/int-cong.html - Web |
| The Benedictines: An Introduction The Benedictines: An Introduction www.osb.org/gen/benedictines.html - Web |
| "The Benedictine Order" "The Benedictine Order" www.newadvent.org/cathen/02443a.htm - Web |
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| Confoederatio Benedictina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti... Confoederatio Benedictina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti, the Benedictine Confederation of Congregations www.osb-international.info - Web |
| Links of the Congregations Links of the Congregations www.osb.org/intl/confed/confed.html - Web |
