Benedict of Nursia

c. 480–c. 547

Italian monk who wrote the Rule of Saint Benedict.

Benedict of Nursia (c. 480–c. 547) was a monk, born in Norcia and died in Abbey of Monte Cassino.

Known as: Monk
Category: Religious Figures
Born: c. 480, Norcia
Died: c. 547, Abbey of Monte Cassino

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Alive at the same time as Benedict of Nursia

Bodhidharma c. 440–c. 528, monk
Aryabhata 476–550, mathematician
Boethius c. 480–524, philosopher
Justinian I c. 482–565, emperor

Portrait: Fra Angelico, Public domain.