The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

Benedictine, member of any of the confederated congregations of monks, lay brothers, and nuns who follow the rule of life of St. Benedict (c. 480–c. 547) and who are spiritual descendants of the traditional monastics of the early medieval centuries in Italy and Gaul.

Benedictine abbeys are being rebuilt in the splendid baroque style, and many monasteries become centres of scholarship, culture and education. And for the first time Benedictine life goes beyond Europe when the first abbeys of the New World are established in Brazil.

2019年12月11日 · Benedictine monks are a religious order of monks and nuns of the Roman Catholic Church living under the Rule of St. Benedict of Nursia (circa 480 – circa 547). Because they wear black habits, Benedictine monks are often called “Black Monks.”

Benedictine Rule, regulation for monastic conduct as prescribed by the 6th-century monk St. Benedict of Nursia. The Rule is followed by the Order of St. Benedict, a Roman Catholic religious community of confederated congregations of monks, lay brothers, and nuns.

Benedictine Order, the, comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as “black monks”. The order will be considered in this article under the following sections: I. History of the Order; II. Lay brothers, Oblates, Confraters, and Nuns; III. …

The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as 'black monks '. The order will be considered in this article under the following sections: I. History of the Order; II. Lay brothers, Oblates, Confraters, and Nuns; III. Influence and Work ...

Benedict, whose only desire, according to St Gregory the Great, was to please God (soli Deo placere cupiens), tells his monks that they must prefer nothing to the love of Christ (nihil amori Christi praeponere).

St. Benedict’s provided a plan for monastic life and prayer that, fifteen centuries later, remains the most widely used in the world. Because the Rule is rooted in the Gospel and is characterized by a pervading kindness, clarity, and common sense and adaptability, it has remained fruitful in all ages and all lands.

A Benedictine is an adherent of the teachings of Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-c. 547), who is renowned as the author of the Rule of St Benedict - the most important and influential set of monastic regulations in the western Christian world.