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founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)

Also known as: Benedikt von Nursia, Benediktus, Bengt, Saint Benedict, Saint Benedict of Nursia, San Benedetto di Norcia

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Female Monastic Life in Early Tudor England: With an Edition of Richard Fox's Translation of the Benedictine Rule for Women, 1517 (Early Modern Englishwoman 1500-1750: Contemporary Editions)
Die Benediktusregel
RB 1980
Gift of Saint Benedict