In Praise of Benedict
by Basil Hume
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St. Benedict of Nursia witnessed the beginnings of the collapse of the Roman Empire. Out of this chaos, he was able to set down the wisdom of his Rule for Monks. Cardinal Hume brings to life the Father of Western Monasticism and Patron of Europe.Tags
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Until his death in June, 1999, Basil Hume, OSB, was the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey in Great Britain.
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