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SAN BENITO SAN MILLAN AND NAJERA

Rule of St. Benedict




The rule is a rule Benedictine monastic Benedict of Nursia wrote in the early sixth century intended for the monks. When I spent in northern Italy as abbot of a group of monks, they did not accept the rule and there was also an attempted including conspiracy to poison him. Benito then moved to Mount Cassino, northwest of Naples, where he founded the monastery that would be later known as Montecassino. There followed some young, forming a community that obeyed and followed the rules, known by future generations as Regula Sancti Benedicti, 73 chapters, some added and modified later by his followers. This rule will be hosted by Benedictine most monasteries founded during the Middle Ages.

The main mandate is ora et labora, with special attention to the regulation schedule. It took into account the use of solar light according to different seasons, to achieve a balance between work (usually farm work), meditation, prayer and sleep. San Benito addressed domestic issues, habits, food, drink, etc. One of the criticisms that had this rule at first was the "lack of restraint" because he was not referring to any chapter from pure asceticism but imposed a number of hours to work, study and religious reading, in addition to prayer.

rule authority of the patriarch was the abbot at the same time was required to consult with the rest of the community the most important issues. Benito's disciples were commissioned to spread throughout Europe and rule for centuries (until the adoption of the rule of St. Augustine Premonstratensian in the twelfth century and the Dominicans in the thirteenth century) was the only ordinance to be followed by other monasteries were founded.

Following the precepts, the Benedictine habit should be formed by a tunic and a scapular, covered them over a hooded cloak. No color is said to be carrying these items, although it is believed that surely would be the color of undyed wool, which was the easiest thing in the early stages. Then the black was the predominant color until it was reform of the Cistercians, who returned to take the target, hence the difference is between black and white monks monks, both descendants and followers of the order Benedictine.

in the eighth century Charlemagne ordered a copy and invited to follow this rule to all the monasteries of his empire. He ordered the monks memorized all the chapters to be always ready to recite any of them when they need it so