Abbot of Cîteaux

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The Abbot of Cîteaux is the head of the Cistercian Order and the superior of the mother abbey of Cîteaux, historically one of the most influential monastic leaders in medieval Western Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbot
ecclesiastical office
monastic superior
associatedCouncilOrMeeting General Chapter of Cîteaux GENERATED
associatedWith Benedictine Rule NERFINISHED
Cistercian reforms
authorityOver Cistercian monasteries NERFINISHED
basedIn Cîteaux Abbey NERFINISHED
foundedOrder Cistercian tradition of centralized governance
FrenchName Abbé de Cîteaux NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalImportance major monastic leader in medieval Europe
hasJurisdictionType administrative
monastic
spiritual
hasRankWithinOrder supreme abbot
hasResponsibility maintaining Cistercian observance
oversight of daughter houses of Cîteaux
hasSymbolicRole symbol of Cistercian unity
headOf Cistercian Order NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfProminence 12th century
13th century
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
influenced expansion of Cistercian monasteries in Europe
influencedBy Benedictine monasticism
Cluniac reforms NERFINISHED
influentialIn medieval Western Christianity
monastic reform
languageOfTitle French
LatinName Abbas Cistercii NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cîteaux, Burgundy NERFINISHED
France
motherHouseOf Cistercian Order NERFINISHED
notableOfficeHolder Alberic of Cîteaux NERFINISHED
Robert of Molesme NERFINISHED
Stephen Harding NERFINISHED
partOf Catholic hierarchy NERFINISHED
presidesOver General Chapter of the Cistercian Order NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Western Christianity NERFINISHED
religiousOrder Cistercians NERFINISHED
residence Cîteaux Abbey NERFINISHED
selectionMethod election by monks of Cîteaux
subordinateTo Pope
superiorOf Abbey of Cîteaux NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Latin
tradition Latin monasticism

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Alberic of Cîteaux positionHeld Abbot of Cîteaux
Arnaud Amalric positionHeld Abbot of Cîteaux
Stephen Harding positionHeld Abbot of Cîteaux