Cistercians - 1098 - The Cistercian order of monks
evolved because some monks became disenchanted by the lack of strict
discipline in the Benedictine orders. Cistercian beliefs spread
rapidly. Monks from this order were required to eat a simple diet,
wear only a single robe, and eliminate any type of decoration or
adornment from monasteries and churches. Cistercians did not
utilize peasant labor to work their lands. The Cistercians tended
to live on uninhabited lands and wastelands. While the Cistercians
attempted to live lives separate from the inhabited world, they were
so successful in reforming their lands that they ended up
controlling vast and productive tracts of farm land.
religious
movement
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