1175568 Illuminated manuscript depicting Cistercian abbot Johannes Stantenat of Salem, monks, and musicians boating on Lake Constance, the Bodensee, 1494; (add.info.: The Order of Cistercians (Latin: Ordo Cisterciensis or, alternatively, O.C.S.O. for the Trappists [Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance]) is a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns. They are sometimes also called the Bernardines or the White Monks, in reference to the colour of the habit, over which a black scapular is worn.); Pictures from History; out of copyright.