Saint Benedict Founds the Monastery of Monte Cassino

529 CE · Monte Cassino · religious

Saint Benedict, author of the Benedictine Rule (Regula Benedicti), founded Monte Cassino, the foundation of the Western monastic tradition, under the motto "ora et labora" (pray and work).

| The point of departure for the thousands of Benedictine monasteries that transformed Western Europe.

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What was Saint Benedict Founds the Monastery of Monte Cassino?
Saint Benedict, author of the Benedictine Rule (Regula Benedicti), founded Monte Cassino, the foundation of the Western monastic tradition, under the motto "ora et labora" (pray and work).
When did Saint Benedict Founds the Monastery of Monte Cassino happen?
529 CE
Where did Saint Benedict Founds the Monastery of Monte Cassino take place?
Monte Cassino