Benedict of Nursia
founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
b. 3 Mar 480 · d. 23 Mar 547
Benedict of Nursia, often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian monk and the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches. In 1964, Pope Paul VI declared Benedict a patron saint of Europe.
Related people
- Romanus of Subiaco disciple of · traditional
- Saint Placidus teacher of · traditional
- Saint Maurus teacher of · traditional
- Scholastica sibling of · traditional
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Events
Commemorated
Places
- Norcia birth
- Abbey of Monte Cassino death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Dialogues (book 2: the life of Benedict) 2 claims — Benedict writes the Rule; Scholastica asks for one more night
- The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years 1 claim — Benedict founds Monte Cassino
Documents
- Rule of Saint Benedict author
Memberships
- Monte Cassino Founder
- Subiaco Founder