Chapter 6, 4 Terms

Question 1

Roman Catholic monastic order. Also known as “White Monks” (because of their undyed robes) or the “Sacred Order of Citeaux.” Named after Cisterium-Citeaux, the French town where Robert Molesme founded the order.

Answer 1

Cistercians

Question 2

Group of lay-preachers. Also known as the “Vaudois.” Named after Waldo (Valdes), their founder. Condemned at the Third and Fourth Lateran Councils. They survived until the 1600s, when they joined the Protestant movement.

Answer 2

Waldensians

Question 3

Roman Catholic monastic order. Also known as the “Order of Friars, Minor.” My leading Scholastic scholars, including William of Ockham, were Franciscans.

Answer 3

Franciscans

Question 4

Roman Catholic monastic order. Named after Dominic, their founder. Also known as “Black Friars” (because of their black robes) or the “Order of Friars, Preachers.”

Answer 4

Dominicans