Rule of Saint Benedict

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Christian religious text Latin literary work monastic rule

The Rule of Saint Benedict is a foundational 6th-century monastic code that shaped Western Christian monasticism through its balanced guidance on prayer, work, and communal life.

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Label	Occurrences
Rule of Saint Benedict canonical	55
Benedictine Rule	2
Rule of St Benedict	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious text ⓘ Latin literary work ⓘ monastic rule ⓘ
author	Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ surface form: Benedict of Nursia
centralTheme	balance of prayer and work ⓘ community life ⓘ humility ⓘ moderation ⓘ obedience ⓘ stability ⓘ
dateWritten	6th century ⓘ
denomination	Western Christianity ⓘ
ethicalFocus	care of the sick ⓘ communal charity ⓘ hospitality to guests ⓘ
genre	rule of life ⓘ
hasPart	73 chapters ⓘ Prologue ⓘ
influenced	Benedictines ⓘ surface form: Benedictine Order Cistercians ⓘ surface form: Cistercian Order Cluniac reforms ⓘ Cistercians ⓘ surface form: Trappist Order Western Christian monasticism ⓘ canon law on religious life ⓘ medieval monasticism ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
manuscriptTradition	medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ
mottoAssociated	Ora et labora ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
regulates	admission of new members ⓘ daily schedule of monks ⓘ discipline and correction ⓘ liturgical prayer ⓘ manual labor ⓘ meals and fasting ⓘ property and poverty ⓘ reading and study ⓘ role of the abbot ⓘ silence and speech ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
targetAudience	abbots ⓘ monks ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Middle Ages ⓘ
tradition	Benedictine monasticism ⓘ
usedBy	Benedictines ⓘ surface form: Benedictine monasteries Cistercians ⓘ surface form: Cistercian monasteries Cistercians ⓘ surface form: Trappist monasteries some Anglican religious communities ⓘ some Lutheran religious communities ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Benedictine Rule

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this entity surface form: Benedictine Rule

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