Saint Benedict of Nursia was an Italian saint, the founder of the Benedictine order. Benedict founded twelve monasteries, the best known of which was his first monastery at Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. The monastery at Monte Cassino was the first Benedictine monastery. Benedict wrote a set of rules governing his monks, the Rule of Saint Benedict, which was heavily influenced by the writings of Saint John Cassian (ca. Wikipedia
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The name "Benedict" also calls to mind the extraordinary figure of the great "Patriarch of Western Monasticism", St Benedict Of Nursia, Co-Patron of Europe... www.e-benedictine.com
