Benedict Of Nursia

Benedict Of Nursia

male, deceased (547)
Rule of Saint Benedict, canonization, twin, canonized, benedict, Founder of Roman Catholic religious communities…Benedictines
Saint Benedict of Nursia was an Italian saint, the founder of the Benedictine order. Benedict founded twelve monasteries, the best known of which...
Anselm Of Canterbury

Anselm Of Canterbury

male, deceased (1109)
Anselm's argument, from Aosta Valley, Late 11th century Roman Catholic bishop, Roman Catholic bishop, English, Benedictine…Benedictines
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 - April 21 1109) was an Italian medieval philosopher, theologian, and church official who held the office of...
Scholastica

Scholastica

deceased (543)
Women of medieval Italy, Benedictine, Benedictine nun, medieval woman, Italian, fraternal twin…Benedictines
Saint Scholastica (c. 480 - 543) is a Catholic saint. Born in Italy, she was the twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia. St. Gregory the Great, in...
Peter Abelard

Peter Abelard

male, deceased (1142)
buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery, Benedictine, Medieval composer, monk, Philosopher of language, Scholastic philosopher…Benedictines
Pierre Abélard (in English, Peter Abelard) or Abailard was a French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and logician. The story of his affair with h...
Bede Griffiths

Bede Griffiths

male, deceased (1993)
convert to Roman Catholicism, English, Gloucester, Roman Catholic, Mystic, monk…Benedictines
Alan Richard "Bede" Griffiths (17 December, 1906 - 13 May, 1993), also known as Swami Dayananda, (Bliss of Compassion) was a British-born...
Benedict Biscop

Benedict Biscop

male, deceased (690)
Benedictine, Saint, anglo-saxon, abbot, Abbot of Wearmouth, From Northumberland…Benedictines
Benedict Biscop (c. 628 - 690) (also known as Biscop Baducing) was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory.
Notker Wolf

Notker Wolf

male
Roman Catholic, Marcel Rooney, Benedictine Confederation, Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy, The Rolling Stones, Benedictines
Notker Wolf OSB (born June 21, 1940 in Unterallgäu, Bavaria) is the current Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint B...

Benedict Of Aniane

male, deceased (821)
monk, Aniane, Maurmunster, Second Benedict, aachen, Kornelimünster Abbey…Benedictines
Benedict of Aniane (also called Witiza; the Second Benedict) (c. 747 - 11 February 821) was a saint born in France. The son of the Goth, Aigulf,...

François Rabelais

male, deceased (1553)
Alcofribas Nasier, Pantagruel, Gargantua, French, thelema, french renaissance…Benedictines
François Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer.
Peter The Venerable

Peter The Venerable

male, deceased (1156)
Saint, Folk saint, canonization, canonized, Cluniacs, auvergne…Benedictines
Peter the Venerable (about 1092 - December 25, 1156 in Cluny, France), also known as Peter of Montboissier, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of...