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Benedictines, an Uncommon card
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict, are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Ranked #1,602 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Benedictines quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Benedictines card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the ______ orders in the Latin Church.
Answer
religious. Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the religious orders in the Latin Church. From the Benedictines article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2025 Sabah state election. 2025 Sabah state election 92 · Juan Carlos Ferrero 83 · Benedictines 80 · Manufacturing 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Initiated in 529, they are the oldest of all the religious orders in the Latin Church.
- The male religious are also sometimes called the Black Monks, especially in English speaking countries, after the colour of their habits, although some, like the Olivetans, wear white.
- They were founded by Benedict of Nursia, a 6th-century Italian monk who laid the foundations of Benedictine monasticism through the formulation of his Rule.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Benedictines article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Benedictines
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Benedictines (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Tom-L, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
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