Google
×

Benedict of Nursia

Monastic and writer
Benedict of Nursia OSB, 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... Wikipedia
Born: March 2, 480 AD, Norcia, Italy
Died: March 21, 547 AD (age 67 years), Abbey of Montecassino, Italy
Place of burial: Monte Cassino, Italy
Siblings: Scholastica
Works written: Rule of Saint Benedict

People also ask
Benedict of Nursia OSB often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian. He is venerated in the Catholic Church, ...
Mar 14, 2024 · St. Benedict (born c. 480 ce, Nursia [Italy]—died c. 547, Monte Cassino; feast day July 11, formerly March 21) founder of the Benedictine ...
Benedict was the son of a Roman noble of Nursia, a small town near Spoleto, and a tradition, which St. Bede accepts, makes him a twin with his sister ...
Saint Benedict was born at Norcia around 480 AD. That historical time frame, a mere four years before the Western Roman Empire formally fell by the deposition ...
Feastday: July 11. Patron: of students and Europe Birth: 480. Death: 543. Canonized: Pope Honorius III in 1220. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online
The first monks who tried to live under Benedict's direction hated his regimen, so much so they plotted to kill their abbot. They put poison in a glass of wine ...
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 of Nursia, (born c. 480, Nursia, Kingdom of the Lombards—died c. 547), Founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy, ...
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.
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 ...