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Benedict of Nursia.
founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
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How to Be Friends With God in a Distracted World
Benedict of Nursia wrote a Rule in the fifth century to steer monks away from aimless wandering and echo chambers, and Jen Pollock Michel has adapted its core practices for believers today who want to build ordered lives with God.
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About Benedict of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia, often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian monk and the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches. In 1964, Pope Paul VI declared Benedict a patron saint of Europe.
Everything about Benedict of Nursia →- Occupation
- writer, theologian, religious
- Position held
- abbot of Monte Cassino, founder of Catholic religious community
- Born
- March 3, 480
- Died
- March 23, 547