Orders of Monastic Life |
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All the later Monastic orders (different groups of monks and nuns) were based on the Benedictine model, although they each had their own way of doing things. There were eleven different monastic orders in Britain: |
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Augustinians |
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Benedictines |
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Carmelites |
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Carthusians |
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Cistercians |
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Cluniacs |
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Dominicans |
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Franciscans |
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Gilbertines |
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Premonstratensians |
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Tironensians |
| The celtic monasteries had started separately and were different in the routine of their day, and in the way the communities lived. They belong to a different period of history altogether. |
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Go to 'Celtic Christianity - Monks and Missionaries' |
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The monasteries in England and Wales were all closed by Henry VIII between the years 1536-1541. It was not until Victorian times that monasteries and convents re-opened in Britain. Do not just think of monasteries as something long ago. Today there are still monasteries in the UK and around 25,000 Christian monks and nuns worldwide. |
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Go back to 'Monasteries and Monastery Life' |