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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Label Occurrences
Saint Benedict of Nursia canonical 30
Benedict of Nursia 13
Saint Benedict 10

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 (54)

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

Benedictines → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Benedictines → founder → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
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
Subiaco Abbey → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Subiaco Abbey → foundedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Monte Cassino Abbey → foundedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Monte Cassino Abbey → patronSaint → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
São Bento Palace → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Benedict → notableBearer → 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
2005 papal conclave → papalNameChosenInHonorOf → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
St Benet Paul’s Wharf → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux → influencedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
St Bene't's Church, Cambridge → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Sacro Speco → traditionallyAssociatedWith → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Sacro Speco → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Monastery of Saint Scholastica → associatedWith → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Subiaco Diocese → isLinkedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Saint Scholastica → sibling → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Saint Scholastica → twin → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Subiaco → associatedWithPerson → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Odo of Cluny → influencedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
Nursia → birthplaceOf → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Nursia → hasPatronSaint → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Abbot of Monte Cassino → patronSaint → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Abbot of Monte Cassino → historicallyHeldBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict of Nursia (founder and first abbot)
Abbot of Monte Cassino → associatedMonasteryFoundedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
ICKSP → patronSaint → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
subject surface form: Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Benedictus Nursiae → hasName → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
Benedictus Nursiae → hasHonorificTitle → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
St Benedict's School, Ealing → hasPatronSaint → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Saint Benedict Chapel → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Mosteiro de São Bento da Saúde → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Norcia → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Norcia → birthplaceOf → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
Benedetto → associatedWith → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
San Benito County, California → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Pachomius the Great → influenced → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
Church of St Benedict, Ardwick → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
Dialogues → notableWorkAbout → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Dialogues → associatedWithSaint → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
lectio divina → promotedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benedict of Nursia
São Bento → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
subject surface form: São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church → namedAfter → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Monte Cassino → foundedBy → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Iglesia de San Benito el Real → dedicatedTo → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Ampleforth College → followsRuleOf → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Benedict
The Apotheosis of Saint Benedict → depicts → Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ