Holy Rule of St. Benedict, Saint Benedict of Nursia
Holy Rule of St. Benedict, Saint Benedict of Nursia
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Holy Rule of St. Benedict

Author: Saint Benedict of Nursia

Narrator: Saint Benedict of Nursia

Unabridged: 2 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2005


Synopsis

St. Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – 583 A.D.) is an important historical figure who gave birth to monasticism in the West and shaped its course. During three years of solitude and meditation in a cave, St. Benedict was sought out by dozens of townsfolk who admired him for his character and piety. To accommodate them, he set up thirteen monasteries, and presided over them as abbot. During this time, he formed his convictions about the ideal monastic life. These convictions are contained in the most influential guide for monastic life ever written, The Holy Rule of St. Benedict. It is written for laymen and emphasizes the value of work, community, simplicity, obedience, moderation, and prayer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on August 11, 2009

If you read this for entertainment you will be sorely disappointed. If you read this as a guide to life, and you are not a monk, you will be sorely disappointed. If you read this with an eye toward how one might live a more calm and disciplined life, adjusting what was written in to Sixth century, t......more

Goodreads review by Bryce on May 07, 2008

I've often thought that the monastic order is the high-point of my religion. No power, no ambition, just simple and just service to God and man. Therefore I thought I'd read the beginning of that order. My sympathies are much more in align with the Franciscans then the Benedictions which is to put i......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on September 04, 2019

I read this along with Esther de Waal's Seeking God for the Schole Sisters book club I led. It turned out to be a much more enjoyable read than I anticipated and it is now my new favorite book on authority and parenting with its gentle, stable, and realistic approach to life. I think this would be a......more

Goodreads review by J. Aleksandr on December 18, 2021

Monasticism is widely misunderstood, one of those subjects on which otherwise well-informed people feel comfortable delivering very decided opinions which turn out, on examination, to have been based on flawed assumptions and stereotypes. It helps to go back to the source. Benedict did not quite star......more

Goodreads review by Katie on February 06, 2013

One of my favorite things about the Rule of St. Benedict is how kind it is. I think that the popular perception of medieval monks is still filled with hair shirts and flagellation, or, at best, an authoritarian abbot lording over servile monks. Those things aren't made up and they certainly had thei......more