Alberic of Cîteaux

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Alberic of Cîteaux was an early 12th-century abbot and co-founder of the Cistercian Order, instrumental in shaping its strict monastic reforms and austere way of life.

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Alberic of Cîteaux canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Christian monk
Cistercian
abbot
co-founder of religious order
advocated manual labor for monks
poverty in monastic life
simplicity in liturgy
associatedWith Benedictine tradition
monastic reform movement
centuryOfActivity 12th century
coFounded Cistercian Order
linked to: Cistercians
countryOfCitizenship France
era medieval monasticism
helpedDefine Cistercian identity
helpedEstablish austere Cistercian customs
helpedShape Cistercian constitution
historicalRegion Duchy of Burgundy
implemented strict observance of the Rule of Saint Benedict
influenced Cistercian legislation
Cistercian spirituality
knownFor promoting austere monastic way of life
shaping Cistercian monastic reforms
languageOfLiturgicalLife Latin
monastery Cîteaux Abbey
movement Cistercian reform
orderWithin Latin Church
placeOfActivity Burgundy
Cîteaux
linked to: Cîteaux Abbey
positionHeld Abbot of Cîteaux
predecessor Robert of Molesme
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
religiousOrder Cistercian Order
linked to: Cistercians
roleInOrder early leader of the Cistercian Order
second abbot of Cîteaux
subjectOf Cistercian historical tradition
successor Stephen Harding
timePeriod High Middle Ages
typeOfMonasticism cenobitic monasticism
veneratedIn Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Cistercian reform associatedPerson Alberic of Cîteaux
Cistercians coFoundedBy Alberic of Cîteaux
Cîteaux Abbey foundedBy Alberic of Cîteaux
Robert of Molesme influenced Alberic of Cîteaux