Saint Benedict: Father of Western Monasticism

When Jesus traveled the earth, his twelve disciples set aside their property and secular pursuits and obeyed him faithfully. After the collapse of Rome, Europe entered the so-called "dark era". But even in such a dark era, men and women abandon their secular desires and promise single and simple lives. This same desire among many people fascinated them, and this pursuit is called a monastery. Nobody has any major impact on this lifestyle and no one chooses this charm beyond the treatment of Saint Benedict.

About 529 AD, the Church of St. Benedict (AD 480 - 543) later became the founder of the Western Abbey and today became the medal of St. Benedict, the patron saint of Europe and established the first monastery in Europe Rome and Naples On top of the hill between, it became one of the Western monastery models and the center of medieval Europe's major cultures, where he wrote "rules" including instructions from monks and Christians It was. . The St. Benedict Constitution is one of the most important documents in the formation of Western civil society, as it contains constitution, power bound by law and some degree of democracy. In addition, moral obligation to take care of patients is stipulated. A hospital was established in St. Benedict of Monte Cassino, today it was regarded as the first hospital in Europe in the new era. According to Benedict's rules, Benedict Monks take care of patients and injured

St. Benedict's rule has been used by Benedict for the 15th century. Therefore, St. Benedict has reformed the current Catholic hierarchy, so it may be regarded as the founder of a Western monastery. But there is no proof that Benedict is trying to establish a religious order in a modern sense until the later Middle Ages refer to "Order of St. Benedict." His rules were written as guidelines for individuals and autonomous communities, and all Benedictine Parliament buildings (and their own congregation) are still independent. Maintaining this unique character emphasizes the advantages of autonomy, including fostering a tightly integrated community model and a meditative lifestyle. Disadvantages recognized include geographical isolation from important activities in neighboring communities

The lifestyle of St. Benedict's monastery is family, the abbot is father, and all monks are brothers. The priest was originally not an important part of the Benedictine monastery - the monks served local monks. Therefore, almost all rules apply to women 's communities under the authority of the church. This appeal to multiple groups later made the São Bento rule an essential guide for the development of Christian religion. St. Benedict's rules summarize the days of the monastic in regular periods of public and private prayers, sleeping, spiritual reading, and physical labor. In the next century, intellectual work and education replaced many agriculture, crafts or other forms of manual labor - if not most - the Benedictine Society