2 March

Born in 480 – Benedict of Nursia, Italian Christian saint; founder of western monasticism.

From St. Benedict’s rule for monastic life: “Your way of acting should be different from the world’s way.”

Above: Saint Benedict delivering his rule to the monks of his order, Monastery of St. Gilles, Nimes, France, 1129.

Also: Born in 1931, Mikhail Gorbachev

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