St. Benedict: References & Edit History
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Life and spirit
Odo J. Zimmermann and Benedict R. Avery, Life and Miracles of St. Benedict (1949), Eng. trans. of Book 2 of the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great; Edward Cuthbert Butler, Benedictine Monachism, 2nd. ed. (1924, reprinted 1962), the best account of the Rule and spirit of Benedict.
Rule
Latin-English editions by Oswald Hunter-Blair, The Rule of Our Most Holy Father St. Benedict, 4th ed. (1934); and by Justin McCann, The Rule of St. Benedict, in Latin and English (1952). For controversy on authorship, see Adalbert de Vogue, La Règle du Maître, 3 vol. (Latin text, French trans., excellent introduction and notes, 1964–65). For a short account, see David Knowles in Great Historical Enterprises (1963). The standard critical (but also much criticized) Latin text of the Rule is Rudolf Hanslik, Regula (1960).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Sunday Nights - The Good Life and St Benedict of Nursia. | Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Top question added. | Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Saint Benedict Center - Life of Saint Benedict. | Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Notre Dame - FaithND - St. Benedict. | Mar 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christian History Institute - Benedict�s Rule. | Aug 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Eternal Word Television Network - St. Benedict of Nursia. | Jun 08, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester - Robbins Library Digital Projects - TEAMS Middle English Texts Series - The Life of Saint Benedict: Introduction. | Mar 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Benedict of Nursia. | Feb 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - St. Benedict. | Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christianity Today - Benedict of Nursia. | May 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Benedict of Nursia, Patron Saint of Europe. | May 21, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 08, 2021 | ||
| Mentioned that his description of an ideal abbey influenced the construction of monasteries throughout Europe. | Aug 19, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Montecassino Abbey - Life of Saint Benedict. | Mar 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Saint Benedict Church - A Life of Saint Benedict. | Mar 12, 2019 | ||
| Added cross-references throughout. | Jan 04, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jul 11, 2018 | ||
| Changed article title from Saint Benedict of Nursia to Saint Benedict. | Sep 26, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of St. Benedict of Nursia. | Apr 29, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of St. Benedict of Nursia. | Apr 29, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Christ Desert Monastery - Saint Benedict and His Order. | Oct 02, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Christ Desert Monastery - Saint Benedict and His Order. | Oct 02, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 17, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |