Later on he joined the Cistercians of Cortale, near Catanzaro, and there took vows. |
The idea was not entirely that of the eremite, for the Cistercians were improvers as well as colonists. |
After visions like that described below, she became a nun, moving eventually to the stricter Cistercians. |
The Cistercians, who established the new pattern, prohibited entry for anyone under the age of 16 and insisted upon a year's noviciate. |
The Abbe de Rance, a reformer of the Cistercians, was also a regular duelist before his move to La Trappe. |
Benedictines, Cistercians, Tironesians, Praemonstratensians were all out to colonize, and Scotland showed willing. |