St. Benedict - Entrance gate of the Brevnov Archabbey / Sv. Benedikt - Vstupní brána Brevnovského arciopatství (Prague)
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Depicted Baroque statue of St. Benedict (Sv. Benedikt), founder of Benedictine order, you can find on the Baroque entrance gate of the Benedictine Archabbey of St. Adalbert and St. Margaret in Prague-Brevnov.
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/29/2014
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Depicted Baroque statue of St. Benedict (Sv. Benedikt), founder of Benedictine order, you can find on the Baroque entrance gate of the Benedictine Archabbey of St. Adalbert and St. Margaret in Prague-Brevnov (Benediktinské arciopatství Sv. Vojtecha a Sv. Markéty v Praze-Brevnove).
The statue of St. Benedict is work of Baroque sculptor Karel Josef Hiernle from 1740.
St. Benedict of Nursia (ca 480 – 21 March 543/547) is a Christian saint, honoured by the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church as the patron saint of Europe and students. Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, Italy (about 64 km to the east of Rome), before moving to Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. The Catholic Order of St Benedict and the Anglican Order of St Benedict are of later origin and, moreover, not an "order" as commonly understood but merely a confederation of autonomous congregations. Benedict's main achievement is his "Rule of Saint Benedict", containing precepts for his monks. It is heavily influenced by the writings of John Cassian, and shows strong affinity with the Rule of the Master. But it also has a unique spirit of balance, moderation and reasonableness, and this persuaded most 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, Benedict is often called the founder of western monasticism. [wiki]