Directory of Saint Benedict Resources

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Sites related to St. Benedict of Nursia, d. 543, considered the founder of Western monasticism.

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• Benedict

  http://catholicsaints.info/saint-benedict-of-nursia/
  Illustrated profile of St. Benedict of Nursia.

• Benedict of Nursia, Saint

  http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/BEC_BER/BENEDICT_OF_NURSIA_SAINT_c_48o_.html
  Biographical article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Some scanner errors.

• Benedict, Abbot, Founder

  http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0711.shtml
  Biography of St. Benedict of Nursia.

• Benedict, Founder of Western Monasticism

  http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/07/11.html
  Biographical sketch. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Medal of St. Benedict

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13338a.htm
  Description and explanation of the medal of St. Benedict.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Monasticism

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10459a.htm
  Contains supplemental information on the Rule of Benedict and on Benedictine monasticism.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Rule of St. Benedict

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02436a.htm
  Lengthy article on the text of the Rule and its composition, some analysis, and practical application.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Benedict of Nursia

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02467b.htm
  Long article on St. Benedict, the founder of Western monasticism, and on his Rule.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Western Monasticism

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10472a.htm
  This article does say something about St. Benedict and his Rule, about 1/4 of the way down, but please see also the articles on those two subjects for more information. Describes the spread of the Benedictine Rule in the West in some detail.

• Catholic Online: Saint Benedict

  http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=26
  Meditation on the life of St. Benedict, by Terry Matz.

• Fulgens Radiatur

  http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius12/P12RADIA.HTM
  Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on St. Benedict. Promulgated in 1947.

• Internet Archive: The Life and Times of St. Benedict

  http://www.archive.org/details/lifetimesofstben00lechrich/
  E-text, 1900 edition by Peter Lechner.

• Saint Benedict of Nursia

  http://www.osb.org/gen/benedict.html
  Biography, by the late Abbot Primate Jerome Theisen, O.S.B.

• Saint Benedict, Abbot, Founder of Western Monasticism

  http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/BENEDICT.htm
  From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley.

• St. Benedict and His Order: A Brief History

  http://christdesert.org/Saint_Benedict/
  Biography and description of His Order.

• The Jubilee Medal of St. Benedict

  http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/CSPBMEDL.htm
  An explanation of its origin, meaning of its symbolism, and use.

• The Second Book of the Dialogues

  http://www.intratext.com/X/ENG0062.htm
  The Life and Miracles of St. Benedict. By Gregory the Great.

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