St. Benedict, St. Anselm College - Manchester, NH
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This statue of St. Benedict, founder of Western Monasticism, is located behind Alumni Hall on the campus of St. Anselm College in the city of Manchester, New Hampshire. St. Anselm is a traditional Catholic college, and home to a Benedictine Abbey.
Waymark Code: WM6DFF
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2009
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From the Wikipedia
Benedict of Nursia (Italian: San Benedetto da Norcia) (480 - 547) was a saint from Italy, the founder of Western Christian monasticism, and a rule-giver for cenobitic monks. His purpose may be gleaned from his Rule, namely that "Christ ... may bring us all together to life eternal." Benedict was canonized by Pope Honorius III in the year 1220.
Benedict founded twelve communities for monks, the best known of which is his first monastery, at Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. There is no evidence that he intended to found a religious order. The Order of St Benedict is of modern origin and, moreover, not an "order" as commonly understood but merely a confederation of autonomous congregations.
Benedict's main achievement is his "Rule", 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 (ep?e??e?a, epieikeia), and this persuaded most religious communities founded throughout the Middle Ages to adopt it. As a result, the Rule of Benedict became one of the most influential religious rules in Western Christendom. For this reason Benedict is often called the founder of western Christian monasticism.
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From the College Web Site
The monks of Saint Anselm Abbey, faithful to the Gospel, live out Christ's Paschal Mystery in community, under a rule and an abbot, seeking God through prayer and work.
The thirty resident monks are members of the Order of Saint Benedict (O.S.B.), and as such follow the sixth-century rule of the order's founder, Saint Benedict of Nursia.
The monks pray and celebrate daily the Liturgy of the Hours and the Liturgy of the Eucharist in the Abbey Church.
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