Life of Our Most Holy Father St. Benedict

About this book

Gregory the Great's life of Benedict of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism, taken from the second book of his Dialogues, written in 593. Gregory recounts Benedict's withdrawal from the world, his founding of monasteries, his miracles, and his holy death. It is the earliest life of Benedict and a foundational document of the monastic tradition.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Life · Chapter I.
3. The Life · Chapter II.
4. The Life · Chapter III.
5. The Life · Chapter IV.
6. The Life · Chapter V.
7. The Life · Chapter VI.
8. The Life · Chapter VII. 🔒
9. The Life · Chapter VIII. 🔒
10. The Life · Chapter IX. 🔒
11. The Life · Chapter X. 🔒
12. The Life · Chapter XI. 🔒
13. The Life · Chapter XII. 🔒
14. The Life · Chapter XIII. 🔒
15. The Life · Chapter XIV. 🔒
16. The Life · Chapter XV. 🔒
17. The Life · Chapter XVI. 🔒
18. The Life · Chapter XVII. 🔒
19. The Life · Chapter XVIII. 🔒
20. The Life · Chapter XIX. 🔒
21. The Life · Chapter XX. 🔒
22. The Life · Chapter XXI. 🔒
23. The Life · Chapter XXII. 🔒
24. The Life · Chapter XXIII. 🔒
25. The Life · Chapter XXIV. 🔒
26. The Life · Chapter XXV. 🔒
27. The Life · Chapter XXVI. 🔒
28. The Life · Chapter XXVII. 🔒
29. The Life · Chapter XXVIII. 🔒
30. The Life · Chapter XXIX. 🔒
31. The Life · Chapter XXX. 🔒
32. The Life · Chapter XXXI. 🔒
33. The Life · Chapter XXXII. 🔒
34. The Life · Chapter XXXIII. 🔒
35. The Life · Chapter XXXIV. 🔒
36. The Life · Chapter XXXV. 🔒
37. The Life · Chapter XXXVI. 🔒
38. The Life · Chapter XXXVII. 🔒
39. The Life · Chapter XXXVIII. 🔒
40. Chronology of the Life of the Most Holy Patriarch 🔒
41. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict 🔒
42. Prologue 🔒
43. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter I. 🔒
44. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter II. 🔒
45. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter III. 🔒
46. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter IV. 🔒
47. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter V. 🔒
48. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter VI. 🔒
49. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter VII. 🔒
50. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter VIII. 🔒
51. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter IX. 🔒
52. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter X. 🔒
53. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XI. 🔒
54. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XII. 🔒
55. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XIII. 🔒
56. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XIV. 🔒
57. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XV. 🔒
58. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XVI. 🔒
59. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XVIII. 🔒
60. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XVIII. 🔒
61. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XIX. 🔒
62. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XX. 🔒
63. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXI. 🔒
64. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXII. 🔒
65. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXIII. 🔒
66. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXIV. 🔒
67. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXV. 🔒
68. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXVI. 🔒
69. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXVII. 🔒
70. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXVIII. 🔒
71. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXIX. 🔒
72. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXX. 🔒
73. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXI. 🔒
74. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXII. 🔒
75. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXIII. 🔒
76. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXIV. 🔒
77. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXV. 🔒
78. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXVI. 🔒
79. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXVII. 🔒
80. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXVIII. 🔒
81. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XXXIX. 🔒
82. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XL. 🔒
83. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLI. 🔒
84. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLII. 🔒
85. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLIII. 🔒
86. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLIV. 🔒
87. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLV. 🔒
88. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLVI. 🔒
89. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLVII. 🔒
90. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLVIII. 🔒
91. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter XLIX. 🔒
92. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter L. 🔒
93. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LI. 🔒
94. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LII. 🔒
95. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LIII. 🔒
96. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LIV. 🔒
97. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LV. 🔒
98. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LVI. 🔒
99. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LVII. 🔒
100. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LVIII. 🔒
101. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LIX. 🔒
102. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LX. 🔒
103. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXI. 🔒
104. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXII. 🔒
105. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXIII. 🔒
106. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXIV. 🔒
107. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXV. 🔒
108. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXVI. 🔒
109. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXVII. 🔒
110. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXVIII. 🔒
111. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXIX. 🔒
112. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXX. 🔒
113. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXXI. 🔒
114. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXXII. 🔒
115. The Rule of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict · Chapter LXXIII. 🔒