Nursia

Benedict of Nursia wrote, "Say alleluia always, no matter the time of day, no matter the season of life."

Sister Joan Chittister, OSB: Readings For Holy Week OSB Sister Joan Chittister 2011

Benedict of Nursia wrote, "Say alleluia always, no matter the time of day, no matter the season of life."

Sister Joan Chittister, OSB: Readings For Holy Week OSB Sister Joan Chittister 2011

About that time, a middle-class young Italian named Benedict left his home in Nursia to go to school in Rome only to find that the Empire which had been centered there was almost completely gone.

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: Waiting For St. Benedict: Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here? Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 2011

About that time, a middle-class young Italian named Benedict left his home in Nursia to go to school in Rome only to find that the Empire which had been centered there was almost completely gone.

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: Waiting For St. Benedict: Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here? Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 2011

Born in Mainz around the year 780, Rabanus entered the monastery when he was still very young: the name Maurus was given him precisely in reference to the young Maurus who, according to the second book of St. Gregory the Great's "Dialogues," had been given at a very young age to the abbot Benedict of Nursia by his own parents, who were Roman nobles.

Benedict on the Liturgy: "The Faith is not only thought" 2009

In his seminal Rule for the religious life, the sixth-century Saint Benedict of Nursia enjoined his followers to “let all guests that come be received like Christ Himself.”

The Caudillo’s Cloister 2008

In his seminal Rule for the religious life, the sixth-century Saint Benedict of Nursia enjoined his followers to “let all guests that come be received like Christ Himself.”

The Caudillo’s Cloister 2008

Long before the thirteenth century, the Opus Dei (also known as the Divine Office) was divided into eight daily offices or services, based on the canonical hours. 75 In the sixth century, Benedict of Nursia created his Rule for Monks around the celebration of the Divine Office, and at the center he placed the Psalter.

Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008

In his seminal Rule for the religious life, the sixth-century Saint Benedict of Nursia enjoined his followers to “let all guests that come be received like Christ Himself.”

The Caudillo’s Cloister 2008

In his seminal Rule for the religious life, the sixth-century Saint Benedict of Nursia enjoined his followers to “let all guests that come be received like Christ Himself.”

The Caudillo’s Cloister 2008