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Benedictines were called Black Monks after the clothing they wore - their habits were made of black material (see Norman Cantor "Medieval History" 2nd edition pg 165.)

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Benedictine monks were called black monks because of the color of their traditional black robes or habits. The term "black monks" was used to distinguish them from the Cistercian monks, who wore white robes and were known as the "white monks."

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