Camaldolese

A Christian monastic order founded by St. Romuald (ca. 920-1027) in about 1012 at Camaldoli near Arezzo in Italy. An independent offshoot of the Benedictines, it was begun as part of the monastic reform movement of the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Camaldolese
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
April 15, 2024