St. Benedict
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Saint Benedict of Norcia is the founder of the Benedictine Order and the father of Western monasticism. His wooden sculptures depict a wise abbot and spiritual guide.
Saint Benedict of Norcia
Saint Benedict, whose name means "he who blesses", is the patriarch of Western monasticism and founder of the Benedictine Order.
He was born around 480 A.D. in Norcia to a noble Roman family. Disgusted by the moral decay in Rome, he left the city and lived as a hermit in a cave near Subiaco for three years, purifying himself in prayer and solitude.
Called to be abbot at Vicovaro, his strict rules caused resistance, and he survived an attempted poisoning. In 529, he and his disciples moved to Monte Cassino, founding a monastery and writing the famous rule "Ora et labora" ("Pray and work").
He died on March 21, 547, at Monte Cassino. Today, the Saint Benedict Medal is a symbol of protection and spiritual strength.
Iconography:
as abbot, Benedictine, with a cup, viper, raven with bread, the Rule, thorns, with Saint Scholastica
Feast day:
July 11 (Catholic)
March 21 (Benedictine Order)
Patron saint of:
Europe, the West, teachers, students, cave explorers, the dying, against poisoning and slander
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Saint Benedict of Norcia is the founder of the Benedictine Order and the father of Western monasticism. His wooden sculptures depict a wise abbot and spiritual guide.