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Clervaux Abbey

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  1. 35 relations: Abbot, Anti-clericalism, Beauraing, Benedictine Confederation, Benedictines, Bishops in the Catholic Church, Chapter (religion), Clervaux, Diocese, Don (honorific), Eucharist, French Revolution, French Third Republic, Georges Lentz, German occupation of Luxembourg during World War II, Gestapo, Glanfeuil Abbey, Gregorian chant, Halldór Laxness, Holy See, Jean Leclercq (monk), Liturgy of the Hours, Louis-Charles Couturier, Patristics, Paul Benoit (composer), Psalms, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg, Romanesque Revival architecture, Rule of Saint Benedict, Sacrament, Saint Maurice, Saint Maurus, Solesmes Abbey, Solesmes Congregation, Territorial abbey.

  2. 1908 establishments in Luxembourg
  3. Benedictine monasteries in Luxembourg
  4. Christian organizations established in 1908
  5. Religious buildings and structures completed in 1910
  6. Romanesque Revival church buildings

Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions.

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Anti-clericalism

Anti-clericalism is opposition to religious authority, typically in social or political matters.

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Beauraing

Beauraing (Biarin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

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Benedictine Confederation

The Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Confœderatio Benedictina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti) is the international governing body of the Order of Saint Benedict.

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Benedictines

The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Bishops in the Catholic Church

In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church.

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Chapter (religion)

A chapter (capitulum or capitellum) is one of several bodies of clergy in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Anglican, and Nordic Lutheran churches or their gatherings.

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Clervaux

Clervaux (Clierf or locally Cliärref; Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name.

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Diocese

In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

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Don (honorific)

The term Don (literally 'Lord') abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies, and formerly in the Philippines.

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Eucharist

The Eucharist (from evcharistía), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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French Third Republic

The French Third Republic (Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government.

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Georges Lentz

Georges Lentz is a contemporary composer and sound artist born in Luxembourg in 1965 and that country's internationally best known composer.

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German occupation of Luxembourg during World War II

The German occupation of Luxembourg in World War II began in May 1940 after the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was invaded by Nazi Germany.

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Gestapo

The Geheime Staatspolizei, abbreviated Gestapo, was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.

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Glanfeuil Abbey

Glanfeuil Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of St Maurus (Abbaye de Glanfeuil, Abbaye Saint-Maur de Glanfeuil, Abbaye de Saint-Maur-sur-Loire), was a French Benedictine monastery founded in the 9th century in the village of Saint-Maur-sur-Loire, located in what is now the commune of Le Thoureil, Maine-et-Loire.

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Gregorian chant

Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Halldór Laxness

Halldór Kiljan Laxness (born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Holy See

The Holy See (url-status,; Santa Sede), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the pope in his role as the Bishop of Rome.

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Jean Leclercq (monk)

Jean Leclercq OSB (31 January 1911 – 27 October 1993), was a French Benedictine monk, the author of classic studies on Lectio Divina and the history of inter-monastic dialogue, as well as the life and theology of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

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Liturgy of the Hours

The Liturgy of the Hours (Latin: Liturgia Horarum), Divine Office (Latin: Officium Divinum), or Opus Dei ("Work of God") are a set of Catholic prayers comprising the canonical hours, often also referred to as the breviary, of the Latin Church.

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Louis-Charles Couturier

Louis-Charles Couturier, (12 May 1817, in Chemillé-sur-Dême – 29 October 1890, in Solesmes) was a French Benedictine monk, Abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre at Solesmes and President of the French Congregation (now Solesmes Congregation) of the Order of St. Benedict.

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Patristics

Patristics or patrology is the study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers.

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Paul Benoit (composer)

Dom Paul Marie-Joseph Benoit, OSB (9 December 1893 – 10 April 1979) was a Benedictine monk, organist, and composer.

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Psalms

The Book of Psalms (תְּהִלִּים|Tehillīm|praises; Psalmós; Liber Psalmorum; Zabūr), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) called ("Writings"), and a book of the Old Testament.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg

The Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg (Archidioecesis Luxemburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, comprising the entire Grand Duchy.

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Romanesque Revival architecture

Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture.

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Rule of Saint Benedict

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin by St. Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

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Sacrament

A sacrament is a Christian rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant.

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Saint Maurice

Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius) was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms.

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Saint Maurus

Maurus (Maur; Mauro) (512–584) was the first disciple of Benedict of Nursia.

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Solesmes Abbey

Solesmes Abbey or St.

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Solesmes Congregation

The Solesmes Congregation is an association of monasteries within the Benedictine Confederation headed by the Abbey of Solesmes.

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Territorial abbey

A territorial abbey (or territorial abbacy) is a particular church of the Catholic Church comprising defined territory which is not part of a diocese but surrounds an abbey or monastery whose abbot or superior functions as ordinary for all Catholics and parishes in the territory.

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See also

1908 establishments in Luxembourg

Benedictine monasteries in Luxembourg

Christian organizations established in 1908

Religious buildings and structures completed in 1910

Romanesque Revival church buildings

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clervaux_Abbey

Also known as Abbey of Clervaux.