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ST. BENEDICT STATUE (6-INCH)
In this statue, St. Benedict is shown holding his Rule in his right hand and his crosier (depicting his role as Abbot) in his left hand. Made of a resin-stone mix, this devotional statue measures 6 ¼”H.
St. Benedict wrote the Rule in 516 for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. It is comprised of seventy-three short chapters and its wisdom is twofold: spiritual (how to live a Christocentric life on earth) and administrative (how to run a monastery efficiently). More than half of the chapters describe how to be obedient and humble, and what to do when a member of the community is not. The remainder deals with how to regulate the work of God and how the monastery should be managed following the motto Ora et Labora – Pray and Work.