Benedictines

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Catholic religious order monastic order religious institute

The Benedictines are a Catholic monastic order following the Rule of St. Benedict, known for their emphasis on communal living, prayer, and work within monasteries across Europe and beyond.

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Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form	Occurrences
Benedictine Order	16
Order of Saint Benedict	13
Benedictine	5
Benedictine monks	3
Benedictine monasteries	2
Benedictine abbeys	1
Benedictine congregations	1
Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey	1
Benedictine nuns	1
Benedictine order	1
Benedictine sisters	1
Benedictines in France	1
Cistercians	1
Cluniac Order	1
English Benedictines	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious order ⓘ monastic order ⓘ religious institute ⓘ
activity	agriculture ⓘ education ⓘ hospitality ⓘ pastoral work ⓘ scholarship ⓘ
associatedSpiritualPractice	silence ⓘ stability in community ⓘ
canonicalStatus	order of pontifical right ⓘ
emphasis	communal living ⓘ prayer ⓘ work ⓘ
followsRuleOf	Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ
founder	Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
governance	federation of autonomous monasteries ⓘ
hasBranch	Benedictines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Benedictine monks Benedictines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Benedictine nuns Benedictines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Benedictine sisters
hasOrganization	Benedictine Confederation ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Rome ⓘ
historicalInfluence	Gregorian chant ⓘ manuscript preservation ⓘ medieval education ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Latin ⓘ
leaderTitle	Abbot Primate ⓘ
lifestyle	cloistered community life ⓘ monastic enclosure ⓘ
liturgy	Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Eucharist Horologion ⓘ surface form: Liturgy of the Hours
motto	Ora et labora ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
notableMonastery	Cluny Abbey ⓘ Monte Cassino Abbey ⓘ Subiaco Abbey ⓘ
primaryVows	conversion of life ⓘ obedience ⓘ stability ⓘ
regionServed	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
spirituality	contemplative life ⓘ lectio divina ⓘ liturgical prayer ⓘ
tradition	Western monasticism ⓘ
wayOfLife	cenobitic monasticism ⓘ

Referenced by (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Lydgate → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

Monastery of Banz (nearby) → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

subject surface form: Monastery of Banz

Paul the Deacon → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

Pope Gregory VII → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Saint Benedict

Pope Paschal II → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Saint Benedict

Pope Pius VII → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

Pope Urban II → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

Reading Abbey ruins → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

Remigius de Fécamp → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Saint Benedict

Shrewsbury Abbey → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benedictine

Subiaco Abbey → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Saint Benedict

Whitby Abbey → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

monastic brewery of Andechs Abbey → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benedictine Order

Ælfric of Eynsham → religiousOrder → Benedictines ⓘ

Portuguese America → religiousOrderActive → Benedictines ⓘ

Vézelay → religiousOrderHistory → Benedictines ⓘ

Benedictine University → religiousTradition → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benedictine

Rule of Saint Benedict → usedBy → Benedictines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benedictine monasteries