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The Norbertines, also known as the Premonstratensians (OPraem) and in England, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), are a Christian religious order of Canons Regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, afterwards archbishop of Magdeburg. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion usually Canons regular are members of certain bodies of Canons (priests living in community under the Augustinian Rule ("regula" in Latin and sharing their property Prémontré is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardie in northern France. Laon (lɑ̃ is a city and commune in Picardie in northern France, préfecture (capital} of the Aisne department Saint Norbert of Xanten (c 1080&ndash 6 June 1134) is a Christian Saint and founder of the Norbertine or Premonstratensian order The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was a Roman Catholic Archdiocese within the Holy Roman Empire. Premonstratensians are designated by O Praem following their name.

St. Norbert had made various efforts to introduce a strict form of canonical life in various communities of canons in Germany; in 1120 he was working in the diocese of Laon, and there in a desert place, called Prémontré, in Aisne, he and thirteen companions established a monastery to be the cradle of a new order. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The diocese of Laon was a Catholic Diocese in France for around 1300 years up to the French Revolution. Aisne (ɛn is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. They were canons regular and followed the Rule of St. Augustine, but with supplementary statutes that made the life one of great austerity. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations Norbert was a friend of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and he was largely influenced by the Cistercian ideals as to both the manner of life and the government of his order. Bernard of Clairvaux, OCist ( 1090 - August 20, 1153) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order But as the Premonstratensians were not monks but Canons Regular, their work was preaching and the exercise of the pastoral office, and they served a large number of parishes incorporated in their monasteries. MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor or k-effective Canons regular are members of certain bodies of Canons (priests living in community under the Augustinian Rule ("regula" in Latin and sharing their property

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The order was founded in 1120. In 1126, when it received papal approbation, there were nine houses; and others were established in quick succession throughout western Europe, so that at the middle of the fourteenth century there are said to have been over 1,300 monasteries for men and 400 for women. Approbation is in Roman Catholic Canon law, an act by which a Bishop or other legitimate superior grants to an ecclesiastic the actual exercise of his The Norbertines played a predominant part in the conversion of the Wends and the Christianizing of the territories around the Elbe and the Oder. The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. In time mitigations and relaxations crept in, and these gave rise to reforms and semi-independent congregations within the order. The Norbertines came to England about 1143, first at Newhouse in Lincoln, and before the dissolution under Henry VIII there were 35 houses. Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of

By the beginning of the nineteenth century the order had become almost extinct, only eight houses surviving, all in Austria. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich At the start of the twentieth century there were 20 monasteries and 1,000 priests. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on As of 2005, the number of monasteries had increased to nearly 100 and spread to every continent. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the twenty-first century, like all Canons Regular they follow the Augustinian Rule. Canons regular are members of certain bodies of Canons (priests living in community under the Augustinian Rule ("regula" in Latin and sharing their property The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations

Famous Premonstratensians

Abbeys founded by the Premonstratensians

In Austria

In Belgium

In Cyprus

In Czechia

In Denamrk

In France

In Germany

In Ireland

In Slovakia

In the UK

In England

In Northern Ireland

In Scotland

In Wales

In the USA

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