HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Saint Francis of Assisi
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Hildegard of Binge
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Saint Benedict
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Thomas Aquinas
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Detailed explanation-1: -St Benedict of Nursia wrote a series of instructions for his monastery at Monte Cassino, outlining instructions for a life of work and prayer in the monastic community. This was known as the ‘Benedictine Rule’, and became the norm for monastic living throughout medieval Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The monastery at Subiaco in Italy, established by Benedict of Nursia c. 529, was the first of the dozen monasteries he founded. He later founded the Abbey of Monte Cassino.
Detailed explanation-3: -Benedict of Nursia (480-543): Considered the father of Western monasticism, Benedict originally took up the life of a hermit, but after being surrounded by numerous others, he founded a communal house at Monte Cassino.