Definition of Olivetan. Meaning of Olivetan. Synonyms of Olivetan

- The Olivetans, formally known as the Order of Our Lady of Mount Olivet, are a monastic order. They were founded in 1313 and recognised in 1344. They use...
- Pierre Robert Olivetan/Olivétan (c. 1506 – 1538), a Waldensian by faith[citation needed], was the first translator of the Bible into the French language...
- Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy. There is an adjoining Olivetan monastery, seen to the right of the basilica when ascending the stairs...
- remain obscure. Since the painting was brought to the Uffizi from the Olivetan monastery San Bartolomeo, scholars have suggested that it might have been...
- countries, after the colour of their habits, although some, like the Olivetans, wear white. They were founded by Benedict of Nursia, a 6th-century Italian...
- the beginning of the reign of King James", and "The Geneva French" (i.e. Olivétan). Hobbes advances detailed critical arguments why the Vulgate rendering...
- grave situation, the bishop decided to transfer the foundation to the Olivetan Benedictine Congregation, which offered the ****urance of completing the...
- was succeeded by his son Ferdinand II of Naples. Alfonso went into an Olivetan monastery at Mazara del Vallo, on Sicily, where he survived until 18 December...
- medieval Italian historian Bernardo Tolomei (1272–1348), founder of the Olivetan Roman Tolomeo Gallio (1527–1607), an Italian cardinal Tolomeo Faccendi...
- Laurence Freeman, OSB, a student of John Main and a Benedictine monk of the Olivetan Congregation. Main taught a way of meditation that was based on the parallels...