Burgschneider Benedictine habit, black

Product description

This monk habit is is made after habits worn by the Benedictine Order during the Middle Ages. The monks were also called 'Black Monks', because of the color of their habit.

Saint Benedict of Nursia already established his first monastery in the 6th century. By the 9th century, the Benedictine rule had become the standard form of monastic life in nearly the whole of Western Europe. Their scriptoria flourished from the Carolingian era onwards. The Order of St Benedict provides a middle ground between the practical aspects of monastic communal life and individual spiritual growth.

The habit is provided with a chaperon and a waistband. Wearing the habit meant chastity and rejection of worldly possession.

Fabric material: 100% rough unwoven cotton.

Washing prescriptions: Hand wash, possibly wool wash program in the washing machine. Wool has self-maintaining properties and needs only be washed when heavily soiled. Otherwise, you can just ventilate your garments in the open air.

Packaged with 100% recycled material
When packaging this item, we exclusively use 100% recycled plastic and recycled paper/cardboard from FSC certified forests. We reuse a large part of the material directly without the intervention of a recycling process.
Recycle the material by separating your waste:
1. Cardboard: separate or reuse your paper.
2. Plastic cushions, clothing bags and plastic tape: separate or reuse your plastic. If possible, pierce the cushions with a volume reduction needle.
3. Paper packaging for jewelry and small items: these have a plastic inner layer. Remove these, then separate your paper and plastic.