Özet:

The Citeaux Monastery, which was established as a reaction to the deteriorated monastic life, and the Cistercian Religious Order, which took its name from here, had its heyday in XII. Century lived. Institutionalized by Stephan Harding, the order increased its popularity with the impressive sermons of Bernard of Clairvaux. The first monastery to be established was Citeaux and it is known that new monasteries followed it. By the time of St. Bernard, it is seen that the order began to play a role in international affairs. Adhering to the Benedictine precepts, the religiousorder embraced “being as poor as Jesus” because it was against the rich life of the clergy. For this reason, the members of the sect were working in the fields, gardens and mills to maintain their lives. The monks, who worked in hard labour, were also busy with spiritual worship, which was an inseparable part of monastic life. The duties and responsibilities of the members of the order, their diet, and worship and ritual obligations were determined by the bylaws. Considering scientific principles and values, this study focuses on the early history of order, known as the “golden age”. The aim is to tell the history and inner workings of the Cistercian Religious Order, which played an important role in the monastic life of the XII century, and to take a look at the monastic life from here.

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