Bose Monastic Community
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The ecumenical Monastic Community of Bose (Monastero di Bose) was established by Catholic
layman
Enzo Bianchi in 1965 at Bose, a frazione
in the commune of Magnano
(province of Biella
, Italy
).
The community has grown to number over eighty brothers and sisters of various Christian
traditions, and receives thousands of visitors annually.
Catholic
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layman
Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
Enzo Bianchi in 1965 at Bose, a frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
in the commune of Magnano
Magnano
Magnano is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 9 km south of Biella...
(province of Biella
Province of Biella
The Province of Biella is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.It has an area of 913 km², and a total population of 187,249...
, Italy
Italy
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).
The community has grown to number over eighty brothers and sisters of various Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
traditions, and receives thousands of visitors annually.
See also
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- Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission