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In 530 a monk named Benedict created rules to govern monastery

life. These required vows of obedience, poverty, and

chastity.

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The three (3) vows of the Benedictine monks were:

  • Obedience

  • Stability

  • conversatio morum (ancient Latin Benedictine term meaning roughly continuing fidelity to the monastic life, or conversion of manners)

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Catholic AnswerBenedictines take three solemn vows (which are found in The Rule of Saint Benedict):

1) Stability

2) Conversatio morum (there is no direct English translation, it means fidelity to the life of a Benedictine monk or nun)

3) Obedience

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The Rule can be summed up in two words - Work and Pray.

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