Memorial of St. Benedict, 480-547; became a hermit, and lived in a cave for three years; some monks wanted him to be their leader, but they disliked his strictness; he eventually built the monastery of Monte Cassino, and developed a rule of liturgical prayer, study, manual labor, and living together under a common abbot
Memorial of St. Benedict, 480-547; became a hermit, and lived in a cave for three years; some monks wanted him to be their leader, but they disliked his strictness; he eventually built the monastery of Monte Cassino, and developed a rule of liturgical prayer, study, manual labor, and living together under a common abbot