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Benedictinism
(redirected from Rule of St Benedict)

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Benedictinism
1. the rule for monastic life developed by St. Benedict, used by several religious orders.
2. membership in an order of monks founded in Monte Cassino by St. Benedict about A.D. 530. — Benedictine, n., adj.
See also: Monks and Nuns


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Taking her own vows as a nun of the Sisters of Our Lady of Grace and Compassion in 1962, Mother Mary led the congregation as they adopted the rule of St Benedict in 1978, just as it was beginning to expand its work overseas.
 
 
 
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