[[Image:Benedict.JPG|frame|right|Benedict of Nursia]]Widely venerated as the "Father of Western [[Monasticism]]," [[Saint|St.]] '''Benedict of Nursia''' wrote a monastic rule that has been followed continuously by monks in the West since his repose in the sixth century. His ''Life'' was first recorded by St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]], [[pope]] of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], in his famous ''Dialogues''. He is commemorated by the Church on [[March 14]].
{{stub}}==Life==St. Benedict was born at Nursia, in Italy, around 470 A.D. Sent to school in Rome, he soon fled the worldliness of life in the city, abandoning his secular studies to become a [[monk]]. Although he first lived with a "company of virtuous men," soon a [[miracle]] he performed attracted attention. He fled once again and took up residence in a mountain cave at Subiaco, near the site of a villa built by Nero. Here he lived in continual [[prayer]] and asceticism for three years. Eventually, God allowed his fame to spread once again, and he was asked by a nearby community of monks to become their [[abbot]]. The saint reluctantly agreed but eventually returned to his cave because of the resistance of the monks to his spiritual guidance. Gradually, however, individuals began to come to live near him at Subiaco, and in the end he built twelve [[monastery|monasteries]] for these spiritual children, living himself at a thirteenth. St. Gregory notes a tradition that St. Benedict had a sister, St. Scholastica, who became a [[nun]] at one of his communities, and a famous story has her praying for a rainstorm on one occasion so as to enjoy more time in spiritual fellowship with her brother. (St. Scholastica is remembered on [[February 10]].) After receiving the [[Eucharist|Holy Mysteries]], St. Benedict reposed in the oratory of his monastery, his arms lifted in prayer.==Hymns==[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 1):By your ascetic labors, God-bearing Benedict,:You were proven to be true to your name.:For you were the son of benediction,:And became a rule and model for all who emulate your life and cry::"Glory to Him who gave you strength!:Glory to Him who granted you a crown!:Glory to Him who through you grants healing to all!"
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