That remains the characteristic of Benedictinemonasteries to this day.
2
Each of the earlier Benedictinemonasteries had been an isolated community, independent and self-governing.
3
[Footnote 86: "Bold Mountain"- aplacein Poland, where one of the first three Benedictinemonasteries was built by the king, Boleslaw Chrobry (the Valiant) 1125.