The Rule of Saint Benedict is a book of precepts written in Latin c. 530 by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.
The oldest copy of the Rule of Saint Benedict, from the 8th century (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Hatton 48, fols. 6vā7r)
Saint Benedict writing the rules. Painting (1926) by Hermann Nigg (1849ā1928).
Saint Benedict delivering his rule to the monks of his order, Monastery of St. Gilles, Nimes, France, 1129
Laborare est Orare (To Work is to Pray). This 1862 painting by John Rogers Herbert depicts monks at work in the fields.
Basilian monks are Eastern Christian monks who follow the rule of Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea. The term 'Basilian' is typically used only in the Catholic Church to distinguish Greek Catholic m
Mosaic of St. Basil the Great from Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Basilian monks in Hungary, c. 1909
St. Nilus and St. Bartholomew of Grottaferrata