Saint Benedict of Nursia
born: ca. 480
died: ca. 547
Transitus-Solemnity: March 21
Traditional Roman Catholics and all Benedictine Abbeys/Monasteries maintain the celebration of St Benedict's feast on March 21~
Patriarch of Western Monasticism
Co-Patron of Europe
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Feastday: July 11
Benedict ruled the abbey of Monte Cassino about fourteen years, and died on Saturday the 21st of March, it is believed in the year 543, and was buried in the church of his monastery.
- Chant in video by the Benedictine Choir of Abbaye Notre-dame de Fontgombault,France
