Germany: Illuminated manuscript depicting Cistercian abbot Johannes Stantenat of Salem, monks and musicians boating on Lake Constance, the Bodensee, 1494. The Order of Cistercians (Latin: Ordo Cisterciensis or, alternatively, for the Trappists [Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance]) is a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns. They are sometimes also called the Bernardines or the White Monks, in reference to the colour of the habit, over which a black scapular is worn.

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