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Benedict of Nursia created a “guidebook” on monasticism. His rules led to the widespread proliferation of scientific study, formalized education, and hospitality for the sick/injured which developed into institutions that are still fundamental to society today.

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Header image: The Benedictine Saints Boniface, Gregory the Great, Adalbertus van Egmond and Jeroen van Noordwijk, by Jan Joesten van Hillegam, Public Domain via commons.wikimedia.org

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