Order o Saunt Benedict
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Ordo Sancti Benedicti | |
Design on the obverse side o the Saunt Benedict Medal | |
Abbreviation | OSB |
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Motto | Ora et Labora (Laitin, "Pray an Wirk") |
Formation | c. AD 529 |
Foonder | Benedict o Nursia |
Teep | Catholic releegious order |
Heidquarters | Kirk o Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino, Rome |
Main organ | Benedictine Confederation |
Wabsteid | osb |
The Order o Saunt Benedict (OSB; Laitin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti), an aa kent – in reference tae the colour o its members' habits – as the Black Monks, is a Catholic releegious order o independent monastic communities that observe the Rule o Saunt Benedict.