Benedict of Nursia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benedict of Nursia

Christian saint and monk

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-0480

Place of Birth: Norcia, Umbria, Italy

Date of Death: 21-Mar-0547

Profession: Christian monk

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Benedict of Nursia (Latin: Benedictus Nursiae; Italian: Benedetto da Norcia; Vulgar Latin: *Benedecto; Gothic: Benedikt; c.?2 March 480 – c.?21 March 547 AD) is a Christian saint venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion and Old Catholic Churches.
He is a patron saint of Europe.Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, Lazio, Italy (about 40 miles (64 km) to the east of Rome), before moving to Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy.
The Order of Saint Benedict is of later origin and, moreover, not an "order" as commonly understood but merely a confederation of autonomous congregations.Benedict's main achievement, his "Rule of Saint Benedict", contains a set of rules for his monks to follow.
Heavily influenced by the writings of John Cassian, it shows strong affinity with the Rule of the Master, but it also has a unique spirit of balance, moderation and reasonableness (?p?e??e?a, epieíkeia), which persuaded most Christian religious communities founded throughout the Middle Ages to adopt it.
As a result, his Rule became one of the most influential religious rules in Western Christendom.
For this reason, Giuseppe Carletti regarded Benedict as the founder of Western Christian monasticism.