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Trappists
The
Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
(
O.C.S.O.
:
Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae
) is a
Roman Catholic religious order
of
cloistered
contemplative
monastics
who follow the
Rule of St. Benedict
. A branch of the
Order of Cistercians
, they have communities of both
monks
and
nuns
, commonly referred to as
Trappists
and
Trappistines
, respectively.
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