Name
Benedict of Nursia, monastic founder, ob. 547
Saint ID
S01727
Number in BH
1102
Reported Death Not Before
545
Reported Death Not After
550
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monastic founders, Ascetics/monks/nuns, Miracle-workers in lifetime
| ID | Title | E04383 | Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry. | E04450 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2) composes a Life of *Benedict (of Nursia, monastic founder, ob. 547, S01727) which presents him as an ideal monk and miracle-worker in central Italy. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04454 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2.1-3), describes devotion to *Benedict (of Nursia, monastic founder, ob. 547, S01727) which took place within his own lifetime and refers to the display of a dish he miraculously mended in the church of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) in Affile (near Rome, Italy). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04455 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2.33-34), recounts a miracle effected by Benedict’s sister, *Scholastica (nun, ob. c. 543, S01728) near Monte Cassino (central Italy), her death and a vision of her soul ascending to heaven. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04456 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2.8 and 2.37), describes the foundation of the monastery of Monte Cassino (central Italy) by *Benedict (of Nursia, monastic founder, ob. 547, S01727), with its two chapels: one dedicated to *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), in a former temple of Apollo; the other to *John (the Baptist, S00020), on the site of its altar, where Benedict was eventually buried. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04457 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues, recounts a number of miraculous stories, and considers the nature of miracles. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04458 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2.16), describes how a cleric who was tormented by an evil spirit, unsuccessfully sought aid from the shrines of the martyrs before approaching *Benedict (of Nursia, monastic founder, ob. 547, S01727) at Monte Cassino (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04878 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 11 July. | E05853 | The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in March. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710. | E06482 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Praeiectus (bishop and martyr of Clermont, ob. 676, S02425) records the saint's life, martyrdom (alongside his companion *Amarinus, abbot and martyr of Clermont, S03021) and miracles. Written probably at or near Clermont (central Gaul), c. 680/700. | E06493 | The Latin Life of *Sadalberga (abbess of Laon, ob. 671/8, S02434) records the saint's life, miracles, and death. Written perhaps at Laon (north-east Gaul), c. 680. | E06562 | Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Benedict (of Nursia, monastic founder, ob. 547, S01727) as an exemplary virgin. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686. | E06659 | Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry | E08470 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2.38), tells the story of a woman who was healed after spending a night in a cave in which *Benedict (of Nursia, monastic founder, ob. 547, S01727) had lived and reflects on the miraculous power of the martyrs, which supposedly manifests itself in a more spectacular way in the places which do not have their bodies. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. |
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