Theology Flashcards
Named after St. Bede,
A great Benedictine saint
The greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar (BBC)
Doctor of the Church (1 of only 36)
Recognized in several Protestant denominations
SAN BEDA UNIVERSITY
may be shortened to SAN BEDA .
To drop SAN is to omit the deserved honor.
480 - 547 A.D. in Italy
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict of Nursia
born ??
480, Nursia [Italy]
Saint Benedict of Nursia died?
c. 547, Monte Cassino
Saint Benedict of Nursia
feast day
July 11 (formerly March 21)
Saint Benedict of Nursia
twin brother of
St. Scholastica
Founder of the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino and
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Father of Western monasticism
Saint Benedict of Nursia
the last Roman emperor
Flavius Romulus Augustus
removed in 476 AD by the barbarian chief Odoacer
Flavius Romulus Augustus
Wrote The Rule in 529 A.D.
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Preserved Ancient Culture and Christianity;
and therefore, Western Civilization
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Monte Cassino was destroyed by:
Lombards . 585
Saracens . 884
Normans . 1046
earthquake . 1349
U.S.A. bombs . 1944
At the age of 17,
answering the call of God instead of studying in Rome, St. Benedict went sincerely to the mountains of Subiaco to live as a hermit.
After building 12 monasteries at Subiaco, he founded the
he founded the Abbey of Monte Cassino, a place about 80 miles Southeast of Rome.
he wrote the Holy Rule and lived until his death on
March 21, 547 A.D
rule that he established became the norm for monastic living throughout Europe
The Rule of St. Benedict
the cradle of the Benedictine Order
The Abbey of Monte Casino
who proclaimed St Benedict the patron saint of all Europe.
Pope Paul VI
The only recognized authority for the facts of Benedict’s life is
book 2 of the Dialogues of St. Gregory I, who said that he had obtained his information from four of Benedict’s disciples.