St. Benedict wrote his rule in the first half of the sixth century, for his own monastery. The Rule of St. Benedictbecame the standard for all monasteries in the West. St. Benedict has been know as the founder of Western Monasticism.
Saint Benedict.
St. Benedict is seen as a role model for his commitment to a life of prayer, community, and moderation. He founded the Benedictine Order, emphasizing qualities such as humility, obedience, and simplicity. His Rule of St. Benedict has guided monastic communities for centuries with its focus on balance and spiritual growth.
Because he baptised Jezus
God chooses saints. The Catholic Church screens saints by the canonization process to determine if they are indeed in Heaven and would they make a good role model.
.Catholic AnswerThe Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, see the Catechism, paragraphs 774, 776-77, 779, 787-96, 805-07, 1396.
St. Benedict of Nursia is the founder of Western Monasticism. 7th Century AD.
The Church thought that the Earth was the most important planet, and that it should be in the middle.
Galileo challenged church teachings by saying that the heliocentric model of the universe was trueThe Catholic Church charged him with heresy. Due to his support of the heliocentric or sun centered theory. Which directly opposed the Church accepted theory that the sun and planets revolved around the earth.
Galileo's work supporting the heliocentric model challenged the geocentric views held by the Catholic Church. The Church saw his ideas as heretical and forced him to recant his views under threat of excommunication. The conflict was resolved centuries later in 1992 when the Catholic Church formally acknowledged that Galileo was right and that the Church's judgment against him was a mistake.
Baptists attend the baptist church. Some baptists do not label themselves as protestant because many try to follow the New Testament model in the letters of Paul in the Bible without reference to the Catholic church traditions.
The Church does not make saints, only God can do that. The Church has developed a lengthy and meticulous process called the canonization process to verify that the person is indeed in Heaven and would make a good role model.
Saint Benedict is known for founding one monastery, Monte Cassino, in Italy around the 6th century. This monastery became the foundational model for many other Benedictine monasteries established later throughout Europe.