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St. Norbert's story (and the story of our order) began over 900 years ago in a snowy valley of Prémontré, France. In an effort to reform and revitalize his fellow priests, St. Norbert of Xanten (1080-1134) founded the Norbertine Order on Christmas day in 1121.
Following the rule of St. Augustine, St. Norbert recognized that meaningful clerical reform could only flow from a monastic life -- priests living under a common roof, offering common prayer, and sharing a common table.