About the Benedictines

OSB Retreat Centers

Benedictine Medal: explanation and blessing prayer

Bibliographies

Monastic Topics:
Lectio Divina, Life in Common, Liturgy
Peace, Rule of Benedict, and Work;
Monastic entries from the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)

Benedictine Saints: Benedict, Scholastica and A Benedictine Martyrology * Calendar of Feasts * Dialogues, Bk II: Life of Benedict

Monastic Elections: recent results

OSB-L, a restricted mailing list for professed Benedictines, oblates, and former Benedictines; index * OSB Website Store

Novena to St. Benedict + Prayers for Benedictines

This website

• "An American Benedictine Armorial," text and illustrations by Dom William Wilfred Bayne OSB
• Benedictine graphics
• The Benedictine Habit
• "The Benedictine Medal," illustrated and explained; blessing prayer for any priest
• "The Benedictine Medal" by Bernardine Patterson OSB (1949).
• "The Benedictines" by Bruno Hicks OSB (CTS, 1912).
• The Benedictines by David Knowles OSB (1930).
• Blessing of Saint Maurus over the Sick with the Medal of Saint Benedict
• Brother/Sister Monasteries: a world directory
• de Waal, Esther. The Benedictine Charism Today
• Gemma caelestis, an office hymn in Latin and English based on Saint Benedict's life
• Monastic Studies (Internet Resources)
• The Monastic Institute (smmer program at Collegeville)
• "Monastic Scriptoria" by Landelin Robling OSB (1949)
• "Monte Cassino," brief, illustrated note
• Saint Benedict in stained glass

Bibliographies (this site and elsewhere)

• Benedictines and Art: Bibliography
• Bibliographies on the Net (Saundra Lipton's Religious Studies Web Guide)
• Böckmann: For Students of RB
• Classics of Medieval Spirituality (Harmless SJ)
• Cluny: Bibliotheca Cluniacensis
• Gregor der Grosse. Vita Benedicti: Literatur (Ettal)
• Gregorian Chant: Bibliography
• Bl. Abbot Columba Marmion OSB (1858-1923): Bibliography
• Rule of Benedict: Bibliography
• Subiaco: Bibliography
• Dom Cyprian Vagaggini OSBCam

• Abbayes et monastères (Adlumen.com)
• Baker, Dom Augustine OSB (1575-1641)
• The Benedictine Hour (radio/podcast)
• "The Benedictine Order" (Cath Ency, 1913)
• "Benedictinism" at the Julian of Norwich website
• "A Brief History of Monasticism" (Robert Jones)
• The Celtic Saints (E.C. Sellner)
• The Charters of the Monastery of Cluny (Univ. Münster)
• Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses, "Upon This Tradition"
• Crosby, Vincent OSB. Fabric Artist.
• Devotionalia Benedictina (St. Benedict's Rosary, etc.)
• Erie Benedictines for Peace
• Fondation des monastères
• Griffiths, Dom Bede OSB
• Hildegard of Bingen * Healthy Hildegard
  - Discography (Pierre-F. Roberge)
• "History of Monastic Spirituality" (Luc Brésard OCSO)
• Internet Resources on Christian Asceticism (G. Valsamis)
• Lay Community of St. Benedict (UK)
• Lives of the Desert Fathers
• "The Maurist Congregation" (Cath Encyc)
• Medieval Monasticism (Dr. Deborah Vess)
• Monastic Ireland (Sites and saints; CatholicIreland.net)

• Monastic Manuscript Project (early medieval monastic texts)
• Monastic Wales Project
• Monasticism (About.com)
• "Monasticism in Britain" (britannia.com)
• Monte Cassino website
• Monastery Greetings (monastic products)
• Monasteries of the Heart (Erie Benedictines)
• "Monasticism in the Greek Orthodox Church" (Bishop Maximos E. Aghiorgoussis)
• Neresheim Abteikirche (Balthasar Neumann, architect)
• Ora, Lege et Labora (in Italian)
• Oração Centrante e Lectio Divina (Jandira Soares Pimentel)
• Orthodox Monasteries (A.G. Green)
• Renew and create. (American-Cassinese Congr., 1969)
• Riepp, Mother Benedicta OSB (St. Benedict's Monastery, Minn.)
• "Saint Benedict and His Order: a brief history (Christ in the Desert)
• Search Google: Monasticism
• "The Spirit of Benedictine Life" (Christ in the Desert Abbey)
• Subiaco Abbey, Italy. Visitors' Website
• Suger of St. Denis, Abbot. "What Was Done During his Administration" (1144-48; Tr. D. Burr)
• Trithemius, Johannes OSB (1462-1516; monastic reformer, father of cryptography)
• Veillieux OCSO, Dom Armand. "General Monastic Topics" (frequently updated)