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The '''Benedictines''', officially the '''Order of Saint Benedict''', are a Catholic order of monks founded in 529.<ref name= "Wikipedia">{{WP|Benedictines}}</ref>

[[Monte Oliveto Maggiore]] in [[Italy]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Monte Oliveto Maggiore]]</ref> and the [[Abbey of Saint-Denis]] in [[France]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Abbey of Saint Denis]]</ref> are examples of Benedictine monasteries in continental [[Europe]] that exist to this day, while examples in [[England]], such as [[Bath Abbey]] and the [[Isle of Ely Monastery]], were {{Wiki|Dissolution of the monasteries|dissolved}} in the mid 16th century.<ref>{{WP|Dissolution of the monasteries}}</ref>

==History==
[[Abbo Cernuus]], a [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] and Benedictine monk,<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Database: Francia]]</ref> was a member of the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]] at the time of its raid by [[Vikings]] from the [[Elgring Clan]] in 885. Abbo helped in its defense, personally eliminating six [[raid]]ers who broke into the [[church]] aiming to steal holy relics from the sepulcher. As Abbo had been wearing his hooded robes at the time, this eventually gave rise to the legend among the surrounding [[Civilian|populace]] that the cloaked figure sometimes seen on the abbey roof was [[Germain of Paris|Saint Germain]]'s ghost protecting holy ground. Wanting to keep his dual identity a secret, Abbo let the rumors continue unabated.<ref name="GhostOfSaintGermain">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris'' – [[The Ghost of Saint Germain]]</ref>

In the 14th century, Benedictine prior [[Esquieu de Floyrac]] provided a testimony against the [[Templar Order]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Esquieu de Floyrac]]</ref> that was then used by [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Guillaume de Nogaret]] to manipulate the French court into declaring their enemies as heretical, leading to their [[Persecution of the Templars|purge]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''

==References==
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