regulars

Refers to cloistered monks or nuns in Roman CatholicismThe Christian tradition that is synonymous with Western (Latin) Christianity and claims its authority back to Peter and the Apostles but was repudiate... more who belonged to religious orders that followed a monastic “rule” (regula), as distinguished from mendicantsLiterally means “beggars” and refers to member of the orders where the monks begged alms for their sustenance, primarily Franciscan and Dominican,... more and secular clergyRefers to the clergy in the Middle Ages who served in the local churches under the direct authority of a bishop as opposed to those found in the monas... more (those directly associated with a church instead of a monastery). Among the most prominent were the Benedictines, Cistercians, and Carthusians.