Benedict was born into a sort of new comings, where the emperor was just laid to rest and the Roman Empire was split into 3 sections, The Byzantine East, The Muslim World, The Byzantine West. He was raised in the Byzantine West, where church sects were able to be self sufficient and keep themselves afloat.… Continue reading →

We derive what we know of Benedict’s life from the hagiography of the Saint written by Pope St. Gregory the Great who defines Benedict as “the finest teacher of the ascetical life” (Madigan 3.51). Surely Benedict birth place was Nursia  (northeast of Rome) around 480, when the West Roman Empire was in decline causing social,… Continue reading →