Cistercians
CISTERCIANS. The Cistercians are an order of monks and nuns that arose in the twelfth century to foster the integral observance of the rule of Benedict of Nursia (d. 525). The order takes ...
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Vienna (dpa) - Enthusiastic "Benedetto" chants by young Catholic
activists and children on Sunday morning accompanied Pope Benedict
XVI on his short trip to the tightly pack...
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Vienna (dpa) - Up to 15,000 spectators crowded in front of
Vienna's St Stephen's cathedral on Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI
delivered the traditional Angelus pr...
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Vienna (dpa) - Pope Benedict XVI met members of volunteer
services, the last event on the pope's busy schedule before departing
the Austrian capital Sunday. ...
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Question 1 of 10:Which order of monks was established in 1209 under the direction of a pacifist, nature-loving saint?The Benedictine
The Franciscan
The CistercianThe DominicanQuestion 2 of 10:Which...
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Wellington (dpa) - Swiss vineyards, Greek and French cities, a
Bosnian bridge and a Canadian canal are among the new entries in
UNESCO's World Heritage List.
...
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Mariazell, Austria (dpa) - Benedict XVI's visit to Austria can be
traced back to a promise made in 2004, before he ascended to the
papacy.
After a visit to th...
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Vienna (dpa) - Austria's church promoted the upcoming visit of
Pope Benedict XVI to Austria for months, hoping for a "fresh breeze"
for the local church.
But ...
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Vienna (dpa) - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday evening concluded a
three-day visit to Austria, where during his intended "pilgrimage"
the pontiff sent several str...
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Kloster Eberbach, Germany (dpa) - With a wary eye on finicky
French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has
personally selected the wines to be served ...
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Charles Plumier (1646 – 1704), was a famous Franciscan monk, vegetarian and botanist, who over the course of his lifetime created 31 manuscripts which documented over 4,300 plants, and 1,200 ...
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Cistercians
1ST LEAD: Pope concludes visit with mass at Vienna cathedral
