February 12
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
St. Benedict of Aniane

St. Benedict of Aniane

abbot, reformer of monastic life · c. 747 – 821
Prefer nothing to the love of Christ.
— Rule of St. Benedict, ch. 4

The son of a nobleman who served at the court of Charlemagne, he came close to death and from then on belonged to God alone. He renewed monasteries throughout the Frankish empire according to the Rule of Benedict. Renewal always begins in one's own heart.

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