Benedict's Monastic Rule Encouraged

question 68

Multiple Choice

Benedict's monastic rule encouraged:

• A) a strict diet and extreme asceticism.
• B) a contemplative life at the cost of all other activities.
• C) living a religious life as a hermit, alone in the desert.
• D) time spent in physical labor and contemplation.
• E) silence in the monastery at all times.

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