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Also Known As Order of Saint Benedict • O.S.B.
Areas Of Involvement Benedictine Rule
Related People Saint Wilfrid • William Of Hirsau • Hugh Paulin Cressy • St. Robert of Molesme

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St. Benedict of Nursia
“The Lines of French Kings”
A Benedictine monk restoring incunabula at the monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Tuscany, Italy.
vespers
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