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Detail of A Painting of Saint Benedict of Nursia Writing The Benedictine Rule Herman Nieg 1926 Church of Heiligenkreuz Abbey Near Baden Bei Wien Lower Austria
Detail of A Painting of Saint Benedict of Nursia Writing The Benedictine Rule Herman Nieg 1926 Church of Heiligenkreuz Abbey Near Baden Bei Wien Lower Austria

Saint Benedict of Nursia

Also known as: Benedict of Narsia; Benedict of Norsia; Benedetto da Norcia; Founder of Western Monasticism

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 11

Canonized

1220 by Pope Honorius III

Biography

Saint Benedict of Nursia, also known as Benedict of Narsia, Benedict of Norsia, and Benedetto da Norcia, was a prominent figure in Catholicism as the founder of Western Monasticism. Born to the Roman nobility in Narsia, Umbria, Italy around the year 480, he was the twin brother of Saint Scholastica....

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