THE first time I saw Frédéric, he was wearing a long monastic habit and carrying a battered teapot. “Would you like some tea?” he asked in English tinged with a French accent. When I said ...

Chanel’s signature monochrome palette — the brand’s emblematic black and white — also seems to echo the visual simplicity of monastic habits. (L-R) Coco Chanel with her dog in 1928.

Modern-day academic regalia, better known as the “cap and gown,” can be traced to early European universities, which were founded as seminaries and monasteries and where scholars were required to wear ...

A cinemactress's southern plantation last week became a Trappist monastery. To Conyers, Ga., 30 miles northeast of Atlanta, came 20 monks (10 priests, 3 clerics or students, 7 lay brothers), all ...

The pattern seems fairly clear-first, adoption of the monastic habit, then reluctant consent to ecclesiastical office under immense pressure from church authorities.

By this time, monastic habits in these clerical orders had given way to more ordinary clerical or contemporary attire, or were restricted to use in the houses of residence.

During the ceremony led by Abbot Cletus Meagher, Brother Linus re­ceived the monastic habit and a copy of the Rule of St. Benedict. He entered St. Bernard on July 11 after previously living at ...

Monastic-style skill-polishing during the pandemic: Focus on listening and patience Professor who penned "Monk Habits for Everyday People" shares coping tips for challenging times ...

In the early years after their foundation, the monastery provided emergency service wearing their monastic habit, but now they wear a uniform that complies with existing health and safety rules.

FUJIMI, Japan — At 8 a.m. prompt, a single soft electronic bell rings once and the eight men assembled in the small, sunlit chapel rise in unison. Dressed in the black habits of Benedictine ...