Inquisition against the Abbess of the Convent of St Benedict [manuscript]. 1544.

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Inquisition against the Abbess of the Convent of St Benedict [manuscript]. 1544.

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5 p.

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Saint Benedict's Convent (Portugal)

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Benedictines

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Benedictines carry on a tradition that stems from the origin of the Christian monastic movement in the third century. St. Benedict (ca. 480-ca. 550) was born at Nursia and educated at Rome. About the year 500, the condition of contemporary society led him to withdraw to a cave at nearby Subiaco where a community gradually grew up around him. In 525 he moved with a small band of monks to Monte Cassino where he remained until his death. It was here (ca. 540) that he drew up his plan f...