Cîteaux (English spelling)

Japanese: Cîteaux(英語表記)Citeaux
Cîteaux (English spelling)

…It is a revolutionary monastic order founded in 1098 by the Benedictine abbot Robert de Molesme in the wilderness of Cîteaux in eastern France, who aspired to return to primitive monasticism. Concerned about the declining number of applicants and the excessive secularization of monasteries, the founder aimed to revive spirituality by strictly adhering to the Benedictine Rule, leading a frugal life with simple clothing and food, and cultivating wasteland. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cîteaux" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フランス東部の荒野シトーCîteauxにベネディクト会モレーム修道院長ロベールRobert de Molesmeが,原始修道制への復帰を念願して1098年に創始した革新的修道会。修道士志願者が減少し修道院の世俗化が目にあまる時勢を憂えて,創立者は〈ベネディクトゥスの会則〉の厳格な励行,粗衣粗食の質素な生活,荒地の開墾作業などによる霊性の復興をめざした。…

※「Cîteaux」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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