{"product_id":"roman-st-benedict-the-founder-of-monasticism-figure","title":"Roman St Benedict The Founder of Monasticism Figure","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eRoman St Benedict The Founder of Monasticism Figure\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFigurine comes nicely displayed in a clear fronted box \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eON THE FRONT:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSt. Benedict\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTHE FOUNDER OF MONASTICISM\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nPATRON OF\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRELIGIOUS ORDERS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFrom the Rule\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eof Saint Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGirded with a faith, and the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eperformance of good words, let us\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003efollow in Christ's path by the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eguidance of the Gospel: then we shall\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003edeserve to see Him \"who has called\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eus into His kingdom.\" If we wish to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eattain a dwelling place in His\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ekingdom, we shaill not reach it unless\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ewe hasten there by our good deeds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJust as there exists an the evil ferver, a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ebitter spirit, which divides us from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGod and leads us to hell, so there is a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003egood ferver which sets us apart from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eevil inclinations and leads us toward\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGod and eternal life. 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Benedict studied in Rome, but\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ewas dismayed by the laziness and poor discipline of his\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003efellow students. Because of this, he fled to the mountains\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003enear the town of Subiao and lived there in a cave as a hermit for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ethree years. Is believed that he was fed by a raven during his\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHermitage.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBecause of his virtues and beliefs, he was requested to lead an\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eabby. He later founded the monastery Monte Cassino where he\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ewrote the Rules of the Order. The discipline of the Rules was harsh,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand it has been told that an attempt was made on his life by poisoning\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ehis drink. 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