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St. Benedict of Campania Feastday: March 23 550 Benedictine hermit, a contemporary of St. Benedict of Nursia and Monte Cassino. Benedict lived in the Campania region of Italy. When captured by Totila the Goth, he was saved miraculously from the flames Of an execution fire. He is also called Benedict the Hermit and is mentioned in the Dialogues of St. Gregory.
St. Benedict of Narsia was born about the year 480 at Narsia, Umbria, Italy.
in rome
St. Peter's in Rome was given its location because it is believed to be where St. Peter was buried under the Basilica.
St. Agnes died about the year 304.
Nursia to Rome and then Rome to Subiaco after time subiaco to Monte Cassino and here he died and is buried also his sister St Scolastica is buried in the Abbey of Monte Cassino Italy.
St. Benedict of Nursia was an abbot - the head of a monastery.
Surnames were not used at the time of St. Benedict. He is known as Benedict of Nursia.
St. Benedict of Nursia became dismayed by the moral corruption and decadence he witnessed in Rome. He was disgusted by the immorality and chaos of the city, which led him to seek a more secluded and spiritual life away from the sinful influences of urban life.
St. Benedict of Nursia was an abbot, the head of a monastery.
St. Benedict of Nursia was an abbot - the head of a monastery.
St. Benedict of Nursia was the founder of the Benedictines and wrote the Benedictine rule that spread monasticism throughout Europe.
St. Benedict of Nursia
Yes, St. Benedict was also known as Benedict of Nursia or Narsia. Twin brother of St. Scholastica.
We was from Nursia, or Narsia, in Italy.
St. Benedict of Nursia was canonized in the year 1220 by Pope Honorius III.
As a young boy, he grew up as a Christian boy. Then his parents sent him to be taught in Rome. He grew up with wild and drunk students but he still prayed and stuff. He was the Father of the Monastic Communities in the west. . St. Benedict of Nursia was a monk, he was never ordained a priest. See his life at the link below.