Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547). Benedict of Nursia was born on 3 March 480 CE in what is now Italy. Benedict of Nursia is remembered as a writer, theologian and religious. Positions held included abbot of Monte Cassino and founder of Catholic religious community.
Before and after
- from 476 CE to 718 CEVisigothic Kingdom
- from 476 CE to 900 CEEarly Middle Ages
- 476 CEFall of the western Roman Empire
- 480 CEBirth of Boethius
- 3 March 480 CEBirth of Benedict of Nursia
- from 481 CE to 843 CEFranciaf
- c. 482 CEOrigins of Kyiv
- 11 May 482 CEBirth of Justinian I
- 495 CEConstruction of Shaolin Monastery
More in Art, literature & culture
- 551 BCEBirth of Confucius
- c. 375 BCEWriting of the Allegory of the Cave
- June 313 CEEdict of Milan
- 381 CEFirst Council of Constantinople
- from 22 June 431 CE to 31 July 431 CEFirst Council of Ephesus
- 1 November 451 CECouncil of Chalcedon
The era
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