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Cluniac [ˈkluːnɪˌæk] adj
(Placename) (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a reformed Benedictine order founded at the French town of Cluny in 910 Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bernard's criticism of the Cluniacs in his Apology. It is in this age, from the late eleventh century on, that we get not only the vast network of Cluniac houses, Cistercian reforms, and attempts to combine the eremetic and cenobitic life (for example, the Camaldolese and the Carthusians), but also dual monastic houses of men and women, as well as various other religious orders which had their moment in history. |
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