Christian monasticism Christian monasticism is the devotional practice of Christians who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship. It began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural e ...

, the Consensoria Monachorum, also known as the ''Regula Consensoria Monachorum'', refers to an agreement among a group of people to establish a monastic community.Charles J. Bishko, "THE DATE AND NATURE OF THE SPANISH CONSENSORIA MONACHORUM", ''The American Journal of Philology'' Vol. 69, No. 4, 194

also a

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Mayke de Jong Mayke de Jong (13 October 1950, Amsterdam) is a Dutch historian and Professor Emerita of Medieval History at Utrecht University. Her research focuses on the political and religious history of the early Middle Ages. Career De Jong received ...

, Carine van Rhijn 2001 page 357 The agreement sets forth the terms of association, conditions for the admission of new members and the separation of old ones, the powers of the

abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. Th ...

, and the preservation of the community and its movable wealth in the event of violent assault from outside. Some early medieval texts attributed the ''Consensoria Monachorum'' concept to

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, but recent attributions point to later dates.

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