Saint Benedict

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Saint Benedict lived from 480 to 543 AD. He was a great monk who founded twelve monasteries and wrote the Rule of St. Benedict. He was canonised by the Catholic Church in 1220 A.D. St. Benedict's rules are also followed by some monastic communities of the Lutheran and Anglican Churches. In 1964 Pope Paul VI named St. Benedict as Patron Saint of Europe in recognition of his contribution to European Christianity and civilisation.