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Cistercians founded by St. Robert de Molesme, who in 1098
established a community of Citeaux in France, dedicated
to the literal observance of the rule of St. Benedict. It was
above all the prudence & zeal of the 3rd abbot of Citeaux,
English born St. Stephen Harding (d.1134) that made
possible the expansion of the struggling community into a
vigorous new order. Under his rule the first 4 daughter
houses of Citeaux (La Fonté, Pontigny, Clairvaux &
Morimond) were est. bet. 1113-15 & in 1119 he
drew up the Carta caritatis, a code of statutes for the
government of the whole order. The subsequent rapid
expansion of the Cisterciens was inspired largely by the
genius of St. Bernard of Clarivaux who joined the order in 1112.
At his death in 1154 there were some 280 abbeys
In 1892 the order was divided into 2 observances,
the C. of the Common Observance, & the Order of C.
of the strict Observance (OCSO) often called Trappists.

- egalitarian method of recruitment portable, breviary, portos
- insisted on the importance of work

Ecclesiastes 1) Verba Ecclesiastae filii David regis Hierusalem
Vanitas vanitatum dixit Ecclesiastes vanitas
vanitatum omnia vanitas
quid habet amplius homo de universo labore suo
quod laborat subsole
generatio preterit et generatio advenit tena vero
in aeternum stat

#85651 HEHL (not b. 1502)
begins with a calendar.
post festu penth
to Dominicia XXX
mine Dominica XII - about end first 1/3 of volume

Cistercians founded by St. Robert de Molesme, who in 1098
established a community of Citeaux in France, dedicated
to the literal observance of the rule of St. Benedict. It was
above all the prudence & zeal of the 3rd abbot of Citeaux,
English born St. Stephen Harding (d.1134) that made
possible the expansion of the struggling community into a
vigorous new order. Under his rule the first 4 daughter
houses of Citeaux (La Fonté, Pontigny, Clairvaux &
Morimond) were est. bet. 1113-15 & in 1119 he
drew up the Carta caritatis, a code of statutes for the
government of the whole order. The subsequent rapid
expansion of the Cisterciens was inspired largely by the
genius of St. Bernard of Clarivaux who joined the order in 1112.
At his death in 1154 there were some 280 abbeys
In 1892 the order was divided into 2 observances,
the C. of the Common Observance, & the Order of C.
of the strict Observance (OCSO) often called Trappists.

- egalitarian method of recruitment portable, breviary, portos
- insisted on the importance of work

Ecclesiastes 1) Verba Ecclesiastae filii David regis Hierusalem
Vanitas vanitatum dixit Ecclesiastes vanitas
vanitatum omnia vanitas
quid habet amplius homo de universo labore suo
quod laborat subsole
generatio preterit et generatio advenit tena vero
in aeternum stat

#85651 HEHL (not b. 1502)
begins with a calendar.
post festu penth
to Dominicia XXX
mine Dominica XII - about end first 1/3 of volume