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Story of Civ II: Chap.4 The Rule of St Benedict

Horizontales
St Benedict was the first to invite other holy men to live in a ______________ under his authority.
Benedict left the world and eventually settled in a ______________ on Mount Subiaco.
A monk acting as the superior of a monastery
St Benedict exhorted the monks: "Embrace _____________!"
Women living in a monastery are called _____________.
______________ was Benedict’s sister. She led a group of women according to her brother’s rule.
An order of monks who follow Benedict’s rule.
______________ wrote a popular biography of St Benedict which was widely read by Christians all over Europe.
Benedict founded 12 monasteries, the largest was ______________.
Boys trained by the pious monks became important ______________, ruling in the spirit of Christian moderation.
Benedict’s rule made it easier for ______________ people to serve God.
The Benedictines were highly ______________ due to their discipline of study; the monasteries became places of learning and attracted many students.
Verticales
Benedict rejected the allures of the world and sought God in the ______________.
Latin for: Pray and work.
Benedict was very holy and worked many _____________, one involving the rescue of a young monk from drowning.
Monasteries became places of learning and preserved much of the ______________ of the ancient world.
He is an example of a person who had retreated to the desert during the Roman persecutions.
The monasteries built up civilization by the ______________ work of the monks
A rough monastic hood
Christian monasticism became a powerful force for ______________ in the world.
Men who live alone or in community serving God by practicing poverty, chastity, and obedience.
A building and land that houses a community of monks or nuns.
St Benedict thought that ______________ was bad for the soul, so work and study became important in the community.
Benedict established a ______________ to create order in the monastery governing the daily conduct of the monks.