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Most of us are familiar with the Hutterites. They are a communal group, but most wouldn't consider them monastic.
Here is an early anabaptist group that was monastic:
http://www.ephratacloister.org/History/history.html
As the article goes on to say, they eventually formed the German Seventh Day Baptists. There are still plenty of them around my neck of the woods--they are more commonly referred to as German Baptists. They often get mistaken for plain mennonites or amish since they do wear beards and dress very plain.
I've been to this cloister, it's a neat place to see for its history.
Here is an early anabaptist group that was monastic:
http://www.ephratacloister.org/History/history.html
As the article goes on to say, they eventually formed the German Seventh Day Baptists. There are still plenty of them around my neck of the woods--they are more commonly referred to as German Baptists. They often get mistaken for plain mennonites or amish since they do wear beards and dress very plain.
I've been to this cloister, it's a neat place to see for its history.