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The 49 pages that link to Monasticism, each with the reason it gives.

• Romanesque architectureNarrower topic: Monastic communities were among the principal patrons and users of Romanesque churches.

• Lectio DivinaNarrower topic: Lectio Divina took shape as a disciplined practice within monastic life.

• Rule of Saint BenedictNarrower topic: The Rule is a framework for one influential form of Christian monastic life.

• Benedict of NursiaNarrower topic: Benedict’s Christian monastic tradition is one form of this broader institution.

• Romanesque artNarrower topic: Monasteries commissioned, preserved, and circulated much Romanesque art.

• Celtic ChristianityNarrower topic: Monasteries became major centers of worship, learning, and settlement.

• DānaNarrower topic: Monastic renunciation helps explain why material support is given by lay communities.

• Knights TemplarNarrower topic: The Templars adapted monastic vows and governance to a permanent armed order.

• MonasteryNarrower topic: Monasteries are institutional expressions of this broader religious way of life.

• Basil of CaesareaNarrower topic: Basil’s rules became a lasting model for communal Christian ascetic life.

• CassiodorusNarrower topic: Vivarium was one distinctive form within the broader Christian monastic movement.

• CelibacyNarrower topic: Celibacy is one possible discipline within monastic traditions.

• Contemplative prayerNarrower topic: Monastic communities have preserved settings and rhythms that support contemplative prayer.

• AbbotNarrower topic: An abbot’s office belongs to traditions of organized monastic life.

• LindisfarneNarrower topic: Lindisfarne’s community belonged to the wider Christian tradition of monastic life.

• SolitudeNarrower topic: Solitude is one practice within broader monastic systems of devotion.

• Benedictine monasticismNarrower topic: Benedictine life is one historically influential form of Christian monasticism.

• Religious orderNarrower topic: Religious orders are one institutional form of monastic life.

• HermitNarrower topic: Hermitage is one solitary expression of a broader religious tradition.

• Military ordersNarrower topic: Military orders adapted monastic discipline to communities that also fought.

• Ottonian RenaissanceNarrower topic: Monasteries preserved texts, trained scribes, and provided settings for learning and artistic work.

• VowNarrower topic: Monastic life is often structured by formal vows.

• Jesus PrayerNarrower topic: Monastic communities preserved and taught sustained use of the prayer.

• BenedictinesNarrower topic: Benedictines belong to the wider tradition of Christian monastic life.