benedictine (member of the order of st. benedict
1Benedictine — /ben i dik tin, teen, tuyn/ for 1, 3; /ben i dik teen/ for 2, n. 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. a member of an order of monks founded at Monte Cassino by St. Benedict about A.D. 530. b. a member of any congregation of nuns following the rule of St.… …
2order of Saint Benedict — noun a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities • Syn: ↑Benedictine order • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑monastic order • Member Meronyms: ↑Benedictine …
3The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order 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… …
4Order of Saint Augustine — Abbreviation OSA Formation March, 1256 Type Catholic religious ord …
5Benedict of Nursia — Saint Benedict redirects here. This article is about the founder of Western monasticism; for other saints named Benedict, see Benedict. Infobox Saint name=Saint Benedict birth date=c. 480 death date=c. 547 feast day=Western Christianity: 11 July… …
6Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy — The Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy arose from a lecture delivered on 12 September 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg in Germany. The pope had previously served as professor of theology at the university, and his… …
7Benedictine College — Motto Forward. Always Forward. (2010)[1] …
8The Blessed Virgin Mary — The Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …
9The Maurists — The Maurists † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Maurists A congregation of Benedictine monks in France, whose history extends from 1618 to 1818. It began as an offshoot from the famous reformed Congregation of St Vannes. The reform had… …
10The Pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …
