Cistercians
Roman Catholic order of the Benedictine reform in the tradition of the monastery of Citaux
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Summary
Cistercians is a first order[1]. Cistercians draws 9,664 Wikipedia views per month (first order category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Instance of: monastic order[4]
- Founder: Robert of Molesme[5], Alberic of Cîteaux[6], Stephen Harding[7]
- Named after: Cîteaux Abbey[8]
- Child organization or unit: Cistercian nuns[9]
- Part of: Família cistercenca[10], Benedictine family[11]
- Commons category: Cistercian Order[12]
- Field of this occupation: Espiritualidad cisterciense[13]
- Inception: 1098[14]
- Official website: https://www.ocist.org/ocist/fr/[15], https://www.ocist.org/ocist/es/[16], https://www.ocist.org/ocist/[17], https://www.ocist.org/ocist/en/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cistercian Order[19]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Ordre cistercien[20]
- OpenStreetMap tag: community=SOC[21]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Q121464341[26]
- Official name: Ordo Cisterciensis[27]
- Native label: Cistercenses[28]
- Subject named as: Zisterzienser[29]
- Short name: O. Cist[30]
- Owner of: Roma Abbey[31], Riseberga Abbey[32], Vreta Abbey[33], Varnhem Abbey[34], Rudy Monastery[35], Königsbronn Abbey[36]
- Uses: Rule of Saint Benedict[37]
- Position held by head of the organization: Cistercian abbot general[38]
- Significant person: Bernard of Clairvaux[39]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Cistercians include Schiermonnikoog[40], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[41], in Netherlands[42].
Why It Matters
Cistercians has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Cistercians is known by 199 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Cistercians is credited with the discovery of Cistercian numerals[45], a positional numeral system[46]. Entities named for Cistercians include Schiermonnikoog[40], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[41], in Netherlands[42].
FAQs
What did Cistercians discover?
Cistercians is credited as discoverer of Cistercian numerals[45].