Benedictines (Order of Saint Benedict)
Mainstream monastic federation following the Rule of Saint Benedict (6th c.).
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — mainstream monastic federation.
Profile facts
In context
Benedictines operate independent monastic communities under the Benedictine Confederation. Distinctive Liturgy of the Hours and Ora et Labora practice.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 6th c.Benedict writes the Rule
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Papa nombra a dos santos eslavos nuevos Patrones de Europa · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| Dom Guéranger, la vuelta al gregoriano · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| Grove Art Online | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Britannica (онлайн) · archive | Organisation | Tertiary | — |
Sources
- Rule of Saint Benedict search ↗
- El Papa nombra a dos santos eslavos nuevos Patrones de Europa — https://elpais.com/diario/1981/01/04/sociedad/347410809_850215.html open ↗
- Dom Guéranger, la vuelta al gregoriano — https://es.la-croix.com/glosario/dom-gueranger-la-vuelta-al-gregoriano open ↗
- Grove Art Online — https://doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T007854 open ↗
- Britannica (онлайн) — https://www.britannica.com/topic/Benedictines open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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