The Life of St. Benedict
At Montecassino Saint Benedict displayed prodigious activity. He supervised the building of the monastery, established a monastic order and performed many ...
Saint Benedict | Biography, Rule, Patron Saint Of, Death, & Facts
Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino and father of Western monasticism; the Rule that he established became ...
Benedictines have always regarded St. Benedict as a special patron of a happy death. He himself died in the chapel at Montecassino while standing with his arms ...
Saint Benedict | Franciscan Media
Saint Benedict is known as the Father of Western Monasticism due to his great influence on the shape and character of monastic life in the West.
Life of St. Benedict - saint mary magdalen catholic church
When the emperor Charlemagne (ca. 742-814) initiated a reform of monasticism, he chose the Rule of St. Benedict as his model. His son and successor, Louis the ...
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Benedict of Nursia - New Advent
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 ...
St. Benedict - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Benedict is believed to have been born around 480, as the son to a Roman noble of Norcia and the twin to his sister, Scholastica. In the fifth century, ...
Benedict of Nursia - Wikipedia
Benedict of Nursia often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian Catholic monk. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, ...
Life of St. Benedict | saintbenedictchurch
St. Benedict was not just a godly abbot. He was a saint whose ministry was attended by repeated miracles, two of which have already been mentioned. He cured the ...
St. Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe - Information on the Saint of ...
St. Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe · The thought of St. Benedict is the lifeblood of Europe. Born in the central Italian mountain town of Norcia (Nursia) ...
Life of Our Most Holy Father St. Benedict
Benedict's life and work. St. Gregory first introduces the life of Benedict with information about his birthplace in Italy, his parentage, and his primary ...
The Life of St. Benedict by Gregory the Great - Liturgical Press
In this volume, Terrence Kardong offers a fresh take on Gregory the Great's classic. He alternates between translated sections of the Dialogues and his own ...
Who is St. Benedict? - YouTube
Our story begins in 480 with the birth of our Holy Father Saint Benedict - we hope you enjoy this glimpse at his life.
Saint Benedict, Abbot - My Catholic Life!
July 11—Memorial. Liturgical Color: White. Patron Saint of Europe and monks. His Rule helped create Europe, one monastery at a time.
Saint Benedict of Nursia summary - Britannica
Saint Benedict of Nursia, (born c. 480, Nursia, Kingdom of the Lombards—died c. 547), Founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy, ...
The Life of Saint Benedict: The Great Patriarch of the Western Monks ...
Read The Life of Saint Benedict: The Great Patriarch of the Western Monks (480-547 A.D.) by Pope St. Gregory the Great, a Catholic book from TAN.
The Life of Saint Benedict - Magnificat Bookstore
Based on his biography by Pope Saint Gregory the Great, and told by a Benedictine monk living today in Italy at the birthplace of Saint Benedict, ...
St. Benedict - Benedictine Abbey of Christ in the Desert
Saint Benedict (480-547) was born in the district of Nursia (present-day Norcia), in Umbria, central Italy. He is regarded as the “Father of Western ...
On Saint Benedict - The Imaginative Conservative
St. Benedict's life was steeped in an atmosphere of prayer, the foundation of his existence. Without prayer there is no experience of God.
LIFE OF SAINT BENEDICT OF NURSIA - YouTube
Saint Benedict of Nursia, born in 480 AD, left an indelible mark on Christian spirituality. Renouncing worldly pursuits, he retreated to ...