### q1 Benedict of Nursia established the most common monastic code > The most archetypical monasticism in the Latin Christian world is the Benedictine tradition. While Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550) was not the first western monk, his monastic code, *The Rule of St. Benedict*, laid the groundwork for monastic life in communities ordered under an abbot - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fk6zkf8p5ka8jjfkp74gcc9k) - [[How Monasteries in the Middle Ages Recruited New Members#q1 Benedict of Nursia established the most common monastic code|View in Vault]]