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Premonstratensian
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Premonstratensian

Roman Catholic monastic order founded in 1120 by St Norbert (c. 1080–1134), a German bishop, at Prémontré, northern France. Members were known as White Canons. The rule was a stricter version of that of the St Augustine Canons.
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Stirling Sheriff Court was told that McLean, a former Fleet Street journalist, was a member of the Premonstratensian Order of White Canons, based near Storrington, Sussex.
DRUNKEN MONK OFF THE ROAD; Priest escapes jail sentence by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
He wore ordinary clothes instead of the all-white habit of the Premonstratensian Order of White Canons, which is based in Sussex and takes vows of celibacy, obedience and poverty.
Drunken monk in M9 terror by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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