Legends of the monastic orders as represented in the fine arts : forming the second series of sacred and legendary art (1891)
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860, Longmans, Green, and Co · London ; New York : Longmans, Green, and Co · leaf 204
LEGENDS OF THE MONASTIC ORDERS. 138 … The Cistercians. Another and a far more important reform in the Order of St. Benedict took place in 1098, when Eobert de Molesme founded at Cisteaux (or Citeaux), about twelve leagues to the north of Chalon-sur-Saone, the first abbey of the Cistercians, in a desert spot, described as ' overgrown…
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