Benedict of Nursia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benedict of Nursia (Italian: ) (480 – 547) was a saint from Italy, the founder of Western Christian monasticism, and a rule-giver for cenobitic monks. His purpose may be gleaned from his Rule, namely...
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Benedict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benedict is masculine given name. It comes from the Latin benedictus , meaning "blessed". Benedict most commonly refers to Saint Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict and...
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Long article on the founder of Western monasticism, and on his Rule ... Founder of western monasticism, born at Nursia, c. 480; died at Monte Cassino, 543. The only authenticlife of Benedict of Nursia is that contained in the second book of St. Gregory's "Dialogues".
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Biography and Readings for Benedict of Nursia, commemorated July 11, according to the Episcopal Church ... Benedict was born at Nursia (Norcia) in Umbria, Italy, around 480 AD. He was sent to Rome for his studies, but was repelled by the dissolute life of most of the populace, and withdrew to a solitary life at Subiaco.
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Biography, by the late Abbot Primate Jerome Theisen, O.S.B.
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According to Gregory's Dialogues Benedict was born in Nursia, a village high in the mountains northeast of Rome. His parents sent him to Rome for classical studies but he found the life of the eternal city too degenerate for his tastes.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Saint Benedict of Nursia (Italian monk), c. 480Nursia [Italy]c. 547Monte Cassino; feast day July 11, formerly March 21founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino and father of Western monasticism; ... Saint Benedict of Nursia, stone carving at the abbey in...
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From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley. ... Benedict of Nursia, founder of the great order which bears his name. We know little of his background, save that he was born about the year 480 at Nursia, in the province of Umbria, in north central Italy, and that his family was probably of noble lineage.
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Life and Rule of the great abbot St. Benedict of Nursia, father of Western Monasticism, patron of Europe, inspiration of Pope Benedict XVI. Links to the Rule of St. Benedict and the Life of Saint Benedict as recorded in the Dialogues of Pope St. Gregory the Great ... St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot: His Biography and Rule...
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High in the mountains of Lazio, south of Rome, young Benedict took refuge in the silence of a cave to come to know God, an inauspicious beginning to a man called the “Father of Western Monastacism.”  The story of Benedict, his Rule, and an interview with ... Browse: Home / SaintCast / SaintCast #126, Benedict of Nursia...
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