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Source: Wikia. Pages: 223. Chapters: Benedictine, Canon law, Cardinal, Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholic Public Domain Version, Catholic church and society, Christus Dominus, College of Cardinals, Concordat, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Council of Trent, Crusade, Curia, Deacon, Dominican Order, Douay-Rheims Bible, Eastern Rite, Episcopal see, First Vatican Council, Francis of Assisi, Holy See, Indulgence, Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, Latin Rite, Luigi Orione, Mass, Old Catholic Church, Ombi, Papal States, Papal infallibility, Penance, Purgatory, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Krakow, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic calendar of Saints, Roman Catholicism in Australia, Roman Catholicism in Chile, Roman Catholicism in Slovenia, Roman Curia, Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Second Vatican Council, Society of Jesus, St. Peter's Basilica, Thomas Aquinas, Traditional Catholic Calendar, Transubstantiation, Treatise on Law, Vatican Radio. Excerpt: A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. Such a person may live the Consecrated Life (that is, as a monk or nun according to Church Law) or not (for example, as an oblate). Benedictines are usually members of the Roman Catholic Church or one of the churches of the Anglican Communion, although they are occasionally found in other Christian religious denominations as well. For the main articles on the Benedictine way of religious living, see Rule of St Benedict, Benedictine Confederation, Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine Sisters, and Oblates of Saint Benedict. Outside a monastic context, "Benedictine" may also refer to a follower of another Benedict, especially a Saint Benedict or a Pope Benedict. "Benedictine" is also used as a more general adjective; thus, the papacy of a particular Pope Benedict may be called the "Benedictine era." Canon law is the term used for the internal ecclesiastical law which governs various churches, most notably the Roman Catholic Ch...
