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Benedict died on 21 March 543, not long after his sister. It is said he died with high fever on the very day God told him he would. He is the patron saint of Europe and students. St. Benedict is often pictured with a bell, a broken tray, a raven, or a crosier. His feast day is celebrated on July 11.
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 ...
Benedict of Nursia dies. 590. Gregory the Great elected pope. Benedict was born as the Roman Empire was disintegrating, and during his youth, the Italian peninsula was the scene of constant...
Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – c. 547) was a major Christian saint from Italy, whose famous monastic Rule was adopted throughout the Western monastic tradition in the Middle Ages. After spending his childhood in Rome and then devoting himself to a period as a solitary monk , Benedict founded 12 monastic communities, the best known being ...
St. Benedict of Nursia. Founder of western monasticism, born at Nursia, c. 480; died at Monte Cassino, 543. The only authentic life of Benedict of Nursia is that contained in the second book of St. Gregory's "Dialogues". It is rather a character sketch than a biography and consists, for the most part, of a number of miraculous incidents, which ...
encyclopedia. Benedict of Nursia, Saint. Founder of Western monasticism (ca. 480-543) Listen to the audio version of this content. Click to enlarge. Benedict of Nursia, Saint, founder of western monasticism, b. at Nursia, c. 480; d. at Monte Cassino, 543.
Benedict of Nursia, often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian. He is venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches. In 1964 Pope Paul VI declared Benedict a patron saint of Europe.
