Cistercians

Roman Catholic order of the Benedictine reform in the tradition of the monastery of Citaux
Organization first_order Q166861
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Cistercians

Summary

Cistercians is a first order[1]. Cistercians draws 3,763 Wikipedia views per month (first_order category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cistercians is in the country of France[3].
  • Cistercians's instance of is recorded as first order[4].
  • Cistercians's instance of is recorded as monastic order[5].
  • Cistercians's founder is recorded as Robert of Molesme[6].
  • Cistercians's founder is recorded as Alberic of Cîteaux[7].
  • Cistercians's founder is recorded as Stephen Harding[8].
  • Cîteaux Abbey is named after Cistercians[9].
  • Cistercians's child organization or unit is recorded as Cistercian nuns[10].
  • Cistercians is part of Q12899866[11].
  • Cistercians is part of Benedictine family[12].
  • Cistercians's Commons category is recorded as Cistercian Order[13].
  • Cistercians's field of this occupation is recorded as Q3493573[14].
  • 1098 marks the founding of Cistercians[15].
  • Cistercians's official website is recorded as https://www.ocist.org/ocist/fr/[16].
  • Cistercians's official website is recorded as https://www.ocist.org/ocist/es/[17].
  • Cistercians's official website is recorded as https://www.ocist.org/ocist/[18].
  • Cistercians's official website is recorded as https://www.ocist.org/ocist/en/[19].
  • Cistercians's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cistercian Order[20].
  • Cistercians's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Q108252771[21].
  • Cistercians's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as community=SOC[22].
  • Cistercians's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • Cistercians's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Cistercians's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Cistercians's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Cistercians's described by source is recorded as Q121464341[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Robert of Molesme[6], Alberic of Cîteaux[7], and Stephen Harding[8]. 1098 marks the founding of Cistercians[15].

Identity

Cistercians's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Ordo Cisterciensis'}[28]. Part of include Q12899866[11], a religious movement[29] and Benedictine family[12], a religious movement[30]. Cistercians's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'O. Cist'}[31].

Operations

Cistercians's child organization or unit is recorded as Cistercian nuns[10].

Industry

Cistercians's field of this occupation is recorded as Q3493573[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cistercians include Schiermonnikoog[32], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[33], in Netherlands[34].

Why It Matters

Cistercians draws 3,763 Wikipedia views per month (first_order category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Cistercians has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Cistercians is known by 169 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Cistercians is credited with the discovery of Cistercian numerals[37], a positional numeral system[38]. Entities named for Cistercians include Schiermonnikoog[32], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[33], in Netherlands[34].

FAQs

What did Cistercians discover?

Cistercians is credited as discoverer of Cistercian numerals[37].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Owner of Roma Abbey, Riseberga Abbey, Vreta Abbey +3
    Instance of first order, monastic order
    Topic's main category Category:Cistercian Order
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