Cistercians

The Catholic monastic order emerged as a reform movement from the Benedictine order and has its origins in Burgundy, France. It was founded in 1098 by Robert de Molesme (1029-1111) in the parent monastery of Cîteaux, north of Beaune. As a significant distinction, the monks wear white instead of the black Benedictine cowls. St Bernard de Clairvaux (1090-1153) founded the Clairvaux monastery in 1115 and issued a new rule for the order. As soon as a Cistercian monastery had 60 monks, twelve of them had to move out and found a new monastery, which led to a relatively rapid spread and expansion.

Zisaterzienser - Clairvaux, Wappen und Schrift

In 1153, there were 343 Cistercian monasteries. Around a hundred years later there were around 600, and by 1675 the number had risen to 742 monasteries. Most of them were established in France and Germany, but also in other parts of Europe. They planted extensive vineyards everywhere and influenced viticulture. The Cistercians can be described as the largest winegrowers and wine merchants in Europe at the time. The order saw wine as a special gift from God and one quote reads: Qui bon vin boit, Dieu voit (He who drinks good wine sees/recognises God) .

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