black monks in English
noun
1
a Benedictine monk.
Beyond the village lay the Priory of the Black Monks , as we called the raven-clothed Benedictines.
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1. The Benedictines, sometimes called Black Monks due to their religious habit, were founded at Monte Cassino, Italy, by Benedict of Nursia, c.529
2. Because they wear black habits, Benedictine monks are often called “Black Monks.” The Benedictine order is a federation of independent monasteries dating back to the lifetime of St. Benedict, who first established a hermitage …