The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the black habit of the Order of St Benedict, who had originally established the Benedictine rules for the monks ... only 24 were left when Henry VIII dissolved the ...

The story of Symeon the Holy Fool is one of many vignettes in Andrew Jotischky’s The Monastic World: a comprehensive study of the lives of monks and nuns from early Christianity in the 4th ...

The Basilica di San Benedetto and the adjoining monastery, which Benedictine monks had inhabited continuously for 16 years, was seriously damaged in the first series of quakes, in late summer.

The Benedictine monks at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery carry with them a deep reverence for their work: "To love as God loves," said Brother Santiago, in a video for the U.S. Forest Service.

Cassian Folsom is the founder and prior of the Monks of Norcia, an order of Benedictine monks in the ... Why are there so many Americans over in your monastery in Italy? FR. CASSIAN: There are ...

A guide to some of our favorite handmade gifts to give and receive from religious communities and monasteries.

Monks started making it in the 1830s to supply ... To also strike a balance, the two dozen Benedictine sisters at the 15th century Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares in Santiago de Compostela ...

Buddhist monks and nuns who live in eastern Prince Edward Island say they were disappointed to hear some of the concerns expressed at a planning meeting this past week in the Town of Three Rivers.

Le Grand named the liqueur after the monks. He also stocked the palace with his art collection. Today, visitors can explore the museum on a guided tour, which features collections of sacred and ...

Lichtenstein was up hours before dawn Thursday preparing the yeast-raised dough from unbleached flour produced at the monastery’s gristmill. Later in the morning, other monks arrived to help ...

Buddhist monks and nuns who live in eastern Prince Edward Island say they were disappointed to hear some of the concerns expressed at a planning meeting this past week in the Town of Three Rivers. The ...