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Apr 17, 2024 · St. Benedict (born c. 480 ce, Nursia [Italy]—died c. 547, Monte Cassino; feast day July 11, formerly March 21) was the founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino and father of Western monasticism; the Rule that he established became the norm for monastic living throughout Europe.
Benedict wrote the Rule for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. The Rule comprises seventy-three short chapters. Its wisdom is twofold: spiritual (how to live a Christocentric life on earth) and administrative (how to run a monastery efficiently). [16]
The Rule of Saint Benedict (Latin: Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin c. 530 by St Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.
Taking ideas from a number of earlier monastic writings (and likely from his own experience), Benedict wrote a Rule for his monks, one that is today praised for its balanced approach to...
Apr 23, 2019 · Benedict of Nursia (circa March 2, 480 – circa March 21, 547) was a Christian monk who founded more than a dozen communities for monks in Italy. His most enduring achievement was the Rule of Saint Benedict, which became one of the most influential sets of religious rules in Middle Age Europe and earned him recognition as the originator of ...
Jan 21, 2023 · St. Benedict of Nursia creates his Rule for Monks around 530. Though some have seen him as the founder of western monasticism, the reality is more complicated.
