In Italy near Rome. You can find a name like that in the gazeteer (index) of an atlas with page and coordinates of the map that shows it.
Benedict of Nursia died in 547.
Benedict of Nursia was born in 480.
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.
St. Benedict of Nursia
St. Benedict's full name is Saint Benedict of Nursia.
Yes, they are the same person. Nursia is sometimes spelled Narsia. However, there are several other lesser known saints named Benedict.
Saint Benedict of Nursia became a saint because he was the founder of western monasticism. He founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, Italy.
We was from Nursia, or Narsia, in Italy.
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.