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Benedictines are distinctive from other groups of religious men and women. They do not have
a central system of governance, since each house is autonomous. They dedicate themselves to a specific monastic community and remain
with the community for life. In their quest for
closer friendship with God, they promise obedience to their abbot and to the Rule.
The outstanding characteristic of Benedictine life is the experience of communal living, whereby persons of varying temperaments and talents work and pray together with mutual concern.
