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Saint Benedict (480-547) was born in the district of Nursia (present-day Norcia), in Umbria, central Italy. He is regarded as the “Father of Western Monasticism” and is “Co-patron of Europe” along with Saints Cyril and Methodius.

As a young man, Benedict was sent to Rome for studies but left after a short stay, desiring to dedicate his life to God. He went to live in an isolated place near Subiaco, not far from the ruins of Emperor Nero’s summer villa, about fifty miles from Rome. Today the cave is the celebrated shrine called “Sacro Speco” (The Holy Cave) and is one of Europe’s most beautiful sanctuaries. At Subiaco, Benedict lived a life of solitude and prayer for about three years with support from a monk named Romanus. Benedict’s time as a hermit was interrupted for a short period when he became the superior of a group of unruly monks. Ultimately unhappy with his guidance, they tried to poison him. His survival is attributed to the Hand of God. He then withdrew to the cave at Subiaco once again.

Eventually, Benedict’

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St. Benedict

Short biography of St. Benedict

“There was a man of venerable life, who was blessed (Benedictus) in both grace and name.” With these words pope Saint Gregory the Great begins his account of Benedict in the 2nd book of his Dialogues, which in addition to the Rule is a document and source of information about Benedict’s life and work. Benedict was born around 480 in Nursia, Umbria, to a well-off family. With him, tradition mentions his twin sister, Saint Scholastica. Near his hometown, there were a couple of monks living in caves in the Castorian Valley, to which Gregory the Great testifies in the First Book of the Dialogues (22), so it is imaginable that Benedict came into contact with monks at an early age and familiarized himself with monastic life.

He was sent to study in Rome. In the city and in the whole Empire, it was a time of turbulent events. The Empire increasingly weakened; there was disorder, insecurity and corruption. Not all was negative, though. Living and studying in Rome, Benedict must have had the opportunity to see and learn abo

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A Life of Saint Benedict

After founding twelve communities of monks at Subiaco, Italy, Benedict of Norcia (480 AD - 21 March 547) traveled to Montecassino where he established a monastery and wrote "The Rule." This simple set of guidelines for how the life of a monk should be lived has become one of the most influential works in all of Western Christendom.

Early Life — Norcia

Saint Benedict was born at Norcia around 480 AD. That historical time frame, a mere four years before the Western Roman Empire formally fell by the deposition of the last Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was quite difficult. The only authentic life of Saint Benedict is that which is contained in the second book of the Pope Saint Gregory’s Dialogues, probably written between 593-594 AD.

After attending primary schools in Norcia, Benedict went to Rome to broaden his knowledge of literature and law. However, since he was probably disgusted by the dissolute lifestyle of his peers and by Rome’s difficult political situation, he retired to Affile with a group