Savigniac
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The Savigniac Order originated in 1105 when Vitalis of Mortain established a hermitage in the forest at Savigny in France. The community began to follow the Benedictine Rule, wore grey habits and founded daughter-houses such as that at Furness Abbey and Calder Abbey, both in Cumbria, England. By 1147 the Order was experiencing financial and administrative difficulties which led to the head of the Savigniac order, Abbot Serlo of Savigny, to seek the absorption of his order into that of the Cistericans. His request was accepted, and each of the newly affiliated houses was surveyed, and brought within conformity of the strictures and standards of the Cistercian order.
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- Anthony New. 'A Guide to the Abbeys of England And Wales.' Constable.
