St. Benedict of Nursia By Kevin Salcedo. Brief Overview Early life & influences Later Monastic life Rule of St. Benedict Rule of St. Benedict: how live.

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St. Benedict of Nursia By Kevin Salcedo

Brief Overview Early life & influences Later Monastic life Rule of St. Benedict Rule of St. Benedict: how live a Christocentric life Rule of St. Benedict: Monastic life Influence of St. Benedict

Early & Later Life Son of Roman Noble of Nursia Left city at 500 to find life away from the city Met monk Romanus of Subiaco and decided to become a hermit for three years Matured in mind and character and gained reputation with monasteries Founded monasteries and eventually founded Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino

Rule of St. Benedict Comprised of seventy three short chapters dictating two kinds of monastic wisdom: spiritual andadministrative Spiritual wisdom touched on living Christocentric lives while adrministrative described the proper ways of managing a monastery efficiently

Rule of St. Benedict Made up of many different teachings: How to be obedient and humble and what to do when a member of the community is not Regulation and understanding of the work of God How the Monastery should be managed and by whom The pastoral duties of an Abbot

Influence of St. Benedict Considered founder of Western Monasticism Aided emergence out of Dark ages through the spread of monasteries Benedictine Rule is foundational document for many religious communities and is still used as the primary structure for monks and monasteries

Questions