Benedict of Nursia, The Rule of Saint Benedict (516 AD) as edited by Timothy Fry, O. S. B (1981), p. 7
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Sarabaites, the most detestable kind of monk, ... lie to God by their tonsure. ... Their law is what they like to do, whatever strikes their fancy. Anything they believe in and choose, they call holy; anything they dislike, they consider forbidden.
— Benedict of Nursia on Sarabaites
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About Benedict of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – 543 or 547) was the founder of the Benedictine Order and hence of mediaeval monasticism.
About Benedict of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – 543 or 547) was the founder of the Benedictine Order and hence of mediaeval monasticism.
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