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The Rule of St. Benedict
The Rule of St. Benedict | St. Benedict, Cardinal Gasquet
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A 6th-century handbook for aspiring monks, this masterpiece of spiritual wisdom endures as the preeminent monastic legislative code. Its concise guidance promotes self-discipline, supported by community worship.
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Panpan

★★☆☆☆

I'm glad I read this as an influential historical document, but wow! Despite my strict religious upbringing and lifelong fascination with Christian monasticism, I was somehow not prepared for just how authoritarian Benedict's Rule would be.

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bibliothecarivs
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Bookwomble I'll be expecting a selfie with tonsured hair! 😄 (I'm naturally developing a monkish hairstyle! 👴) 8mo
bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble I dress as Friar Tuck each Halloween and once my wife helped shave a tonsure, which is kind of difficult because I don't have much hair to begin with 😆 8mo
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