Sylvestrine

The Sylvestrine habit is similar in form to that of the Cassinese Benedictines but blue in colour; fasts are strictly observed and flesh meat is never eaten except in case of illness.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Except for a few houses in Portugal and Brazil and the Ceylon foundation mentioned below, there have been no Sylvestrine monasteries outside Italy.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

A convent of Sylvestrine nuns was founded at Serra San Quirico during the lifetime of the founder, but the only convent now under Sylvestrine rule is that of San Benedetto in

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Sylvestrine into two orders of knighthood, one retaining the name of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

A golden spur hung suspended from the sides of the bifurcated foot of the cross of the order to mark the unity of the Sylvestrine order with that of the Golden Militia.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

The regular clergy consists of twenty-five Sylvestrine

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

The chief Sylvestrine saints are: the founder, St. Bonfilius, Bl. Giovanni del Bastonne, and the Bl. Giuseppe and Ugo di Serra San Quirico.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913