Cistercians
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The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians, are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of... Wikipedia
Founded: 1098
Abbot General: Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori
Abbreviation: OCist or SOCist
Headquarters: Piazza del Tempio di Diana, 14; Rome, Italy
Parent organization: Catholic Church
Founders: Bernard of Clairvaux, Robert of Molesme, Stephen Harding, and more
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