USanta Benedict, uSanta wosuku lomhlaka 11 kuJulayi
(c. 480 - c. 547)
Umlando weSan Benedetto
Kuyishwa ukuthi akukho mbhalo wesikhathi samanje owabhalwa ngowesilisa owaba nethonya elikhulu kunawo wonke ku-monasticism eNtshonalanga. IBenedetto yaziwa kahle ezingxoxweni ezalandela zeSan Gregorio, kepha lezi yizindatshana zemidwebo ukukhombisa izinto eziyisimangaliso zomsebenzi wakhe.
UBenedetto wazalelwa emndenini ohlukile enkabeni ye-Italy, wafunda eRoma kwathi ekuqaleni kwempilo yakhe wakhangwa yi-monasticism. Ekuqaleni waba ngumlandeli, washiya izwe elicindezelayo: amabutho angamaqaba ayemasha, iSonto lahlakazwa yi-discism, abantu ababhekene nempi, isimilo ezingeni eliphansi le-Reflux.
Ngokushesha wabona ukuthi wayengeke aphile impilo ecashile edolobheni elincane elingcono kunedolobha elikhulu, ngakho wathatha umhlalaphansi emhumeni ongentaba wezintaba iminyaka emithathu. Ezinye izindela zikhethe uBenedict njengomholi wazo isikhashana, kepha zathola ukuthi ubulukhuni bakhe hhayi ukunambitheka kwabo. Kodwa-ke, ukuqala kwakhe kusuka empilweni yakhe kuye empilweni yomphakathi kwase kuqalile kuye. Wayenomqondo wokuhlanganisa imindeni ehlukahlukene yezindela ukuba ibe “yi-Monastery Enkulu” eyodwa ukuze ibanikeze usizo lobumbano, ubumbano nokukhulekelwa okuhlala njalo ekhaya. Ekugcineni waqala ukwakha okwakuzoba ngesinye sezindela esidumile emhlabeni: IMonte Cassino, ebusa izigodi ezintathu ezixinile ezazigijimela ezintabeni ngasenyakatho yeNaples.
Umthetho owathuthukisa kancane kancane impilo yomkhuleko wezincwadi zokufunda, ukutadisha, umsebenzi wezandla kanye nokuhlala ndawonye komphakathi ngaphansi kwe-abbot efanayo. I-Benedictine asceticism yaziwa ngokumodareyitha kwayo futhi i-Benedictine charity ihlala ikhombisa ukukhathalela abantu emaphandleni aseduze. NgeNkathi Ephakathi, konke ukubusa ngamakhosi eNtshonalanga kwalethwa kancane kancane ngaphansi kokubusa kweSan Benedetto.
Namuhla umndeni wakwaBenedictine umelwe ngamagatsha amabili: iBenedictine Federation ehlanganisa abesilisa nabesifazane be-Order of San Benedetto, kanye nabakwaCistercians, abesilisa nabesifazane be-Cistercian Order of Strict Observance.
Ukuzindla
ISonto libusisiwe ngokuzinikela kukaBenedictine kwezemfundo, hhayi nje emkhosini walo wangempela ngomkhosi ocebile futhi owanele ezikoleni ezinkulu, kepha futhi nangezifundo eziningi zamalungu alo. I-liturgy kwesinye isikhathi ididaniswa nezigingci noma amakhwaya, isiLatini noma isiBach. Kufanele sibonge kulabo abagcina futhi bavumelanise inkambiso yangempela yokukhonza eSontweni.