International governing body of the Benedictine order
Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict
Bust and monument of Hildebrande de Hemptinne
Abbreviation
Post-nominal letters:O.S.B.
Nickname
Benedictines
Formation
12 January 1893; 131 years ago (1893-01-12)
Founders
Pope Leo XIII
Founded at
Rome, Italy
Headquarters
Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino, Rome, Italy
Region served
Worldwide
Members
6,636 as of 2019
Abbot Primate
Abbot Gregory Polan, O.S.B.
Affiliations
Roman Catholic Church
Website
Official website
The Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Latin: Confœderatio Benedictina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti) is the international governing body of the Order of Saint Benedict.
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the BenedictineConfederation headed by the Abbey of Solesmes. The congregation was founded in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI as the French Benedictine Congregation...
is a founding member of the Annunciation Congregation of the BenedictineConfederation. The abbey was founded as a priory on 15 November 1872 by Beuron...
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joint characteristic—and these, in turn, form the supra-national BenedictineConfederation. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, there is only one type of monasticism...
Congregation is an international union of Benedictine houses (abbeys and priories) within the BenedictineConfederation. It developed from the Subiaco Congregation...
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date along with Placid in the Proper Masses for the Use of the BenedictineConfederation. A long Life of St. Maurus appeared in the late 9th century, supposedly...