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=== Primatial Abbey of Mount Nebo === | |||
==== Purpose ==== | |||
The monastery of Mount Nebo is used by [[wikipedia:Benedictines|benedictine]] monks under the governance of an abbot, therefore it is called [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey abbey]. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot Abbot] (Latin: ''abbas'') is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery. Abbeys usually provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks. Abbeys are often self-sufficient while using any abundance of produce or skill to provide care to the poor and needy, refuge to the persecuted, education to the young and offer accommodation to people who are seeking spiritual retreat. The abbey of Mount Nebo is called primatial abbey because it stands under the supervision of the Abbot Primate TheBetterHand. An [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot_Primate abbot primate] (Latin: ''abbas primas'') fulfills the function of representing the whole Benedictine Order. The roots of this order are going back to [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia St. Benedict of Nursia] who founded the first benedictine monastery, at Monte Cassino in Italy (529), which was the seed of Roman Catholic monasticism in general, and of the Order of Saint Benedict in particular. The ''Constitution of all Benedictines of the EMC Holy Catholic Church'' describes the purpose of the EMC Benedictine Order as following: <small>"''The Benedictines serve the Holy Catholic Church as artisans and workers. As such they gather materials, construct churches and other buildings, create map art as well as other related tasks for the glory of God and his Church, following the motto “ora et labora” (lat. pray and work). At the core of their mission is the task of furthering the glory of the Church by shaping the map with the fruits of their labour and making the Church and the commitment to her values visible.''"</small> | |||
==== Construction ==== | |||
This benedictine monastery is built upon the Mount of Nebo within the Catholic Theocracy of Israel. This mountain is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land before his death. The local Benedictines connect this symbolically, into the present, insofar that they view this monastery as a place where God grants them a first view of the heaven, especially in the liturgical acts and the asceticism. | |||