Topic: Rule of St. Benedict

[Altar Server]

Christ is Risen!!!
             I was wondering if anyone knew where to find a reliable translation of the Holy Rule of St Benedict.

[Schultz]

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/gregory/life_rule/formats/life-rule.pdf

[Shanghaiski]

St. John of Kronstadt Press also has a book with the Rule, the Life, and the Service to St. Benedict.

[Vzldrb]

I thought he was a Catholic saint? Or is this pre-schism, or...?

Someone explain for the newbie, please.

[LBK]

I thought he was a Catholic saint? Or is this pre-schism, or...?

Someone explain for the newbie, please.

St Benedict of Nursia is a pre-schism saint. Late 5th-mid 6th century.

[Michał]

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/gregory/life_rule/formats/life-rule.pdf

Here's a HTML version: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/gregory/life_rule.iv.i.html

[Michał]

I thought he was a Catholic saint? Or is this pre-schism, or...?

Someone explain for the newbie, please.

As LBK already wrote, St Benedict is pre-schism. There is even a Benedictine Orthodox Monastery in Canada (http://christminster.org).

[Irish Hermit]

As LBK already wrote, St Benedict is pre-schism. There is even a Benedictine Orthodox Monastery in Canada (http://christminster.org).

Christ is Risen!


The monastery runs an oblate programme.  The sister with the monks in the photo is Sister Sophia and she is a Benedictine oblate of Christminster monastery.

[Vzldrb]

I thought he was a Catholic saint? Or is this pre-schism, or...?

Someone explain for the newbie, please.

St Benedict of Nursia is a pre-schism saint. Late 5th-mid 6th century.

Thanks, I was just curious. I used to have a St. Benedict rosary.

[Shanghaiski]

I've been to Christminster! The fathers there are very nice.

[Altar Server]

Thanks for the replies guys