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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Benedictine Order
The monks of St. Edmund's, Paris, not successful in making their escape from France, were dispersed for a time, but when, in 1818, the buildings of St. Gregory's at Douai were recovered by the congregation, the remnants of St. Edmund's community reassembled and resumed conventual life there in 1823.
Another phase of Benedictine influence may be founded in the work of those monks who, from the sixth to the twelfth century, so frequently acted as the chosen counsellors of kings, and whose wise advice and guidance had much to do with the political history of most of the countries of Europe during that period.
Monks had from time to time been sent from different abbeys to study there, but in 1283 a number of the chief monasteries combined in founding a joint college for their members, called St. Benedict's, or Gloucester, Hall, which is now Worcester College.
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 Benedictine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Benedictine motto is: pax ((Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) Latin: "peace"), traditionally also ora et labora ((Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) Latin: "pray and work").
In women's communities the structure is the same, with the (The superior of a group of nuns) abbess as mother and the nuns as sisters.
Samples of (The act of singing in a monotonous tone) chanting Benedictine monks were used in the song Touched by (additional info and facts about V.A.S.T.) V.A.S.T., from their album (additional info and facts about Visual Audio Sensory Theater) Visual Audio Sensory Theater.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/be/benedictine.htm   (1010 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of February 15
In 1014, Saint Druthmar, a Benedictine of Lorsch, was appointed abbot of Corvey, Saxony, by emperor
Saint Benedict at Monte Cassino, and companion and biographer of Saint Maurus, according to the legendary Vita Sancti Mauri of Abbot Odo of Glanfeuil (Benedictines).
The Benedictine monks were martyred at Wexlow (Växjö) by beheading.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0215.htm   (2441 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - benedictine (Alcoholic Beverages) - Encyclopedia
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benedictine[benudik´tEn] Pronunciation Key, sweet liqueur originated in 1510 by Benedictine monks at FEcamp, France, and now manufactured by a secular concern on the grounds of the old abbey.
The exact formula of benedictine remains a secret.
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 Catholic Diocese of Cleveland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Much credit for the revised present form is due to the Benedictine monks of Solesmes (in northwest France), who, in the latter half of the nineteenth century, began restoring the authentic texts.
In the Eastern Churches all male religious are monks; in the Western Church, only members of the following orders are monks: Benedictine, Camaldolese, Vallambrosan, Sylvestrine, Olivetan, Cistercian, and Carthusian.
A religious institute is a society in the Church of men or women who profess public vows (perpetual or temporary) of poverty, chastity, and obedience and who share a common life and worship of the Lord.
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 The Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's
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 Research of Catholic Church and Ancestors - Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota
Richmond, Minnesota: Centennial History 1856 to 1956 - "...The monks who took over the parish were the first Benedictines who had come West at the invitation of Bishop Joseph Cretin, of St. Paul, to take care of the German settlers.
The monks serve in parishes in central Minnesota in the dioceses of Crookston, Saint Cloud and Minneapolis/Saint Paul...
John's University is still (1999) a Roman Catholic university, sponsored by the Benedictines of Saint John’s Abbey.
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 Kildeoversikt
Compiled by the Benedictine monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate.
Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB on behalf of the Benedictine monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate.
Little, Brown and company, London 1986 (reprint 1994)
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