The Camaldolensian order was a reformed branch of the Benedictines. It was founded in 1012 by the hermit St Romuald at Camaldoli, near Arezzo, hence the name.
Members of the order lived a rigorously eremitical monastic life. The habit was white.
The Camaldolensian order was a reformed branch of the Benedictines. It was founded in 1012 by the hermit St Romuald at Camaldoli, near Arezzo, hence the name.
Members of the order lived a rigorously eremitical monastic life. The habit was white.