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St. Benedict of Nursia was an abbot, the head of a monastery.
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 an abbot - the head of a monastery.
The sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia is Saint Scholastica. She founded a monastery for women, specifically for nuns, at Plombariola, near her brother's monastery at Monte Cassino. Saint Scholastica is recognized for her role in establishing a monastic community for women and for her close spiritual relationship with her brother.
Benedict of Nursia was born in 480.
Benedict of Nursia died in 547.
Surnames were not used at the time of St. Benedict. He is known as Benedict of Nursia.
Saint Benedict of Nursia was born about the year 480 AD in Nursia, Italy.
St. Benedict of Nursia was the founder of the Benedictines and wrote the Benedictine rule that spread monasticism throughout Europe.
Catholic AnswerSt. Benedict was from Rome. He left Rome in 500 A.D. to live the life of a hermit at Subiaco for three years. Eventually, he moved to Monte Cassino and founded a monastery there. The abbey in Monte Cassino is still there today, and is the head monastery of the Cassinese congregation of Benedictines.
Yes, they are the same person. Nursia is sometimes spelled Narsia. However, there are several other lesser known saints named Benedict.