Saint Benedict of Nursia

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Christian monk founder of Western monasticism religious writer saint theologian

Saint Benedict of Nursia was a 6th-century Christian monk and founder of Western monasticism, best known for composing the influential Rule of Saint Benedict that shaped Benedictine and later monastic life.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Benedict of Nursia 5
Saint Benedict 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monk ⓘ
founder of Western monasticism ⓘ
religious writer ⓘ
saint ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
associatedWith Benedictine Confederation ⓘ
Benedictine spirituality ⓘ
Benedictines ⓘ
surface form: Order of Saint Benedict
birthDate c. 480 ⓘ
birthName Saint Benedict of Nursia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Benedict of Nursia
birthPlace Italy ⓘ
Nursia ⓘ
Umbria ⓘ
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint ⓘ
deathDate c. 547 ⓘ
deathPlace Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of the Ostrogoths

Monte Cassino Abbey ⓘ
surface form: Monte Cassino
era 6th century ⓘ
feastDay 11 July ⓘ
21 March ⓘ
founded Benedictine monastic tradition ⓘ
Monte Cassino Abbey ⓘ
surface form: Monastery of Monte Cassino
hasAttribute Doctor of the Church ⓘ
surface form: Doctor of the Church (in Eastern tradition, not formally in Roman Catholic list)

founder of cenobitic life in the West ⓘ
influenced Benedictines ⓘ
surface form: Benedictine Order

Western monastic rules ⓘ
medieval monasticism ⓘ
knownFor Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ
founding the monastery of Monte Cassino ⓘ
shaping Western monasticism ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
majorWork Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ
nativeName Benedictus Nursiae ⓘ
patronage Europe ⓘ
monks ⓘ
speleologists ⓘ
students ⓘ
region Italy ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
ruleEmphasizes community life ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
prayer and work (ora et labora) ⓘ
stability ⓘ
title Abbot ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran churches

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rule of Saint Benedict → author → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict of Nursia → birthName → Saint Benedict of Nursia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
St Benet Paul’s Wharf → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Subiaco Abbey → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Monte Cassino Abbey → foundedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Subiaco Abbey → foundedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Benedictines → founder → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Anthony the Great → influenced → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
John Cassian → influenced → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
Benedictines → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
São Bento Palace → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Benedict → notableBearer → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
2005 papal conclave → papalNameChosenInHonorOf → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
Monte Cassino Abbey → patronSaint → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ