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Saint Benedict of Nursia



Benedict of Nursia, Saint (c.480–547), father of Western monasticism, whose “rule” set the pattern of monastic life from the mid-7th century. He founded the first Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino.

See also: Benedictine Orders.

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