Events Tagged: "Benedict"

St. Benedict retreats to Subiaco cave - three years as hermit before founding monastic communities

St. Benedict founds Monte Cassino - establishes monastery that becomes center of Western monasticism

Rule of St. Benedict written - 'Ora et Labora', creates balanced moderate monasticism for West

Pope Gregory writes Dialogues - Book II on St. Benedict spreads Benedictine ideal throughout Church

Benedict of Aniane's reforms - Louis the Pious enforces Benedictine Rule in all monasteries, religious revival