Benedictine monk
Black-robed contemplative
A Benedictine monk is a member of a Catholic religious order following the Rule of Saint Benedict, a sixth-century guide emphasizing prayer, work, and communal living.
Benedictines take vows of stability, obedience, and conversion of life, typically remaining in one monastery.
The order is known for scholarship, brewing, and the motto ora et labora (pray and work).
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- Divine OfficeLiturgical daily prayer sequence
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- sacred musicCompositions for worship
- choir stallsFixed seats for singers
humility · scriptorium · obedience · chapter house · cloister · manual labor · refectory · stability · communal meals · holy orders · Franciscan · Trappist · hospitality · silence · dormitory · Dominican · oblate · vow of poverty
Benedictine monkfriar
Mendicant order member
mendicant · itinerant preacher · Jesuit · wandering monk · parish priest
Benedictine monkhedonist
Seeker of sensual satisfaction
libertine · playboy · sybarite · bon vivant · sensualist
Benedictine monklayman
Ordinary untrained person
worldling · hedonist · libertine · man of the world · materialist
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