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OLIVETANS

The Order or Our Lady of Mount Oliver, a branch of the Benedictines founded by St. Bernard Tolomei in 1313 at Mount Oliveto near Siena. They follow a strict interpretation of the Rule of St. Benedict and for a time were total abstainers from wine. There are also Olivetan nuns, based in Switzerland.