Alfonso's only brother, Ramiro, had been a Benedictine monk since childhood, and his commitment to the church, his temperament and vow of celibacy made him ill-suited to rule a kingdom under constant military threat and in need of a stable line of succession.

730 – 784 ) was a Frankish Benedictine monk.

This was inaugurated by Montalembert, but its literary advocates were chiefly Dom Gueranger, a learned Benedictine monk, abbot of Solesmes, and Louis François Veuillot ( 1813 – 1883 ) of the Univers ; and it succeeded in suppressing them everywhere, the last diocese to surrender being Orleans in 1875.

Shortly afterwards, a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Sankt Gallen, Bruno, who had been ordained Bishop of the Hungarians, arrived to his court where he baptised Géza.

* 1709 – Dom Bédos de Celles, Benedictine monk best known for being a master pipe organ builder ( d. 1779 )

The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city ; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms.

* 1092 – Remigius de Fécamp, Benedictine monk, 1st bishop of Lincoln

* 604 – Augustine of Canterbury, Benedictine monk, 1st Archbishop of Canterbury

Paul the Deacon ( c. 720s – 13 April probably 799 ), also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred, Barnefridus and Cassinensis, ( i. e. " of Monte Cassino "), was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards.

Around 1121, Pierre Abélard, a Benedictine monk at Saint Denis Basilica, turned his attention to the story of their patron saint, and disentangled the three different Dionysiuses.

The latter appointed a Benedictine monk Fulco as a bishop in Estonia.

* Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus ( c. 720 – c. 799 ), Italian Benedictine monk

He became a Benedictine monk at Faifoli in the Diocese of Benevento when he was 17.

He became a monk early in life, either as a Cistercian in Laon, or a Benedictine at Monte Cassino.

As a young man, Grimoard became a Benedictine monk in the small Priory of Chirac, near his home, which was a dependency of the ancient Abbey of St. Victor near Marseille, and he was sent there for his novitiate.

Coming to Rome during the pontificate of Pope Gregory III, he was placed in the monastery of St. Chrysogonus, where he was ordained a Benedictine monk.

Jean Mabillon, a French Benedictine monk, scholar and antiquary, whose work De re diplomatica was published in 1681, is widely regarded as the founder of the twin disciplines of palaeography and diplomatics.

However, the actual term " palaeography " was coined ( in Latin ) by Bernard de Montfaucon, a Benedictine monk, in the title of his Palaeographia Graeca ( 1708 ), which remained a standard work in the specific field of Greek palaeography for more than a century.

A more recent sunspot observation was made on 17 March 807 AD by the Benedictine monk Adelmus, who observed a large sunspot that was visible for eight days ; however, Adelmus incorrectly concluded he was observing a transit of Mercury.

* Eilmer of Malmesbury, a Benedictine monk who attempted flight with mechanical wings

* Notker Labeo, mathematician, first medieval commentator on Aristotle, and Benedictine monk from St. Gallen, Switzerland

* Notker the Stammerer, Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall

* April 13 – Paul the Deacon, Benedictine monk and historian

* Wandelbert, Benedictine monk

In the mid-1970s, St. Bernard briefly merged with Sacred Heart College ( a two-year Benedictine women ’ s college ), to become Southern Benedictine College.

In 1047, Baldwin V consolidated his father ’ s victory by having his wife found a Benedictine abbey there.

Order of Saint Benedict | Benedictine monk s singing Vespers on Holy Saturday

Order of Saint Benedict | Benedictine monk s singing Vespers on Holy Saturday.

In 2010, Discovery Day included 80 presentations featuring the works of 145 students, 40 faculty / staff members, and 18 academic departments ; " more than 1800 students have participated in Benedictine ’ s Discovery Day events since its inception in 1996.

Benedictine ’ s cheerleading and spirit squads have been recognized nationally.

In c. 1090 Gundulf founded St. Mary ’ s Abbey in West Malling for Benedictine nuns.

In 865, Obertshausen had its first documentary mention under the name Oberdueshuson in a paper from the Benedictine monastery at Seligenstadt as one of the monastery ’ s landholdings.

Ebersberg ’ s history is closely tied with the nearby Benedictine monastery founded in 934 by the Counts of Sempt.

After getting his master ‘ s degree, he entered the Benedictine monastery Alpirsbach Abbey.

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Order of Saint Benedict | Benedictine monk s singing Vespers on Holy Saturday

Benedictine University ’ s mission reflects devotion to assisting students in becoming responsible persons who will make positive contributions to society.

Benedictine University is grounded in the spirit of the founders who based their lives and work on St. Benedict ’ s Rule for Monks, written in the early sixth century.

Forbes magazine named Benedictine among the top 20 percent of America ’ s colleges for 2011.

Benedictine University ’ s Master of Business Administration ( M. B. A .) program is listed by Crain ’ s Chicago Business as the fourth largest in the Chicago area in 2011.

The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Benedictine University as the seventh fastest-growing campus among private nonprofit master ’ s universities.

Benedictine is a member of the Northern Athletics Conference and its athletic teams ( known as the Eagles ) compete at the Division III level in 20 men ’ s and women ’ s sports: men ’ s baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, and indoor and outdoor track and field ; and women ’ s basketball, cheerleading and dance, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and indoor and outdoor track and field.

In early 2003, Springfield College in Illinois and Benedictine University formed a partnership through which Benedictine offered bachelor ’ s, master ’ s and doctoral degrees in Springfield.