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The oldest copy of the Rule of Saint Benedict, from the eighth century (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Hatton 48, fols. 6v–7r). The Rule of Saint Benedict (Latin: Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin c. 530 by St. Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.
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Religious institutes generally follow a rule of life, i.e., one of the great religious rules as guidance to their life and growth in their religious journey. These are: the Rule of St. Basil , the Rule of Saint Benedict , the Rule of Saint Augustine , and the Rule of Saint Francis . [ 1 ]
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Rule of St. Benedict, written at Monte Cassino in the late 11th century The Beneventan script was a medieval script that originated in the Duchy of Benevento in southern Italy . In the past it has also been called Langobarda , Longobarda , Longobardisca (signifying its origins in the territories ruled by the Lombards ), or sometimes Gothica ...
The motto ORA ET LABORA on the emblem of Billimoria High School in Panchgani, India. The phrases "pray and work" (or "pray and labor"; Latin: ora et labora) and to work is to pray (laborare est orare) refer to the monastic practice of working and praying, generally associated with its use in the Rule of Saint Benedict.
The author of the Rule of Saint Benedict, which was the principal monastic code in Western Europe in the early Middle Ages, was Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 –550). Under this Rule the lives of the monks were mainly devoted to prayer, together with reading sacred texts and manual work.
The Order has always had its own form of celebrating the Liturgy of the Hours, in accordance with what was called the Breviarium Monasticum.. The founder, St. Benedict devotes thirteen chapters (8-20) of his rule to regulating the canonical hours for his monks (and nuns).