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St Benedict
Drystane Dyke Started conversation Jan 12, 2006
Benedict would have been thrilled to be described as obscure. I'm not sure, though, that you can describe the patron saint of Europe in that way.
BTW "nunnery" is not the proper name for houses of women. The correct words are monastery (for a house of nuns in solemn vows) or convent (for a house of sisters in simple vows).
And you forgot Matins. Lauds is a morning office, not a night one.
Apologies...I could go on...but I won't (pedant and ex-Benedictine!)
St Benedict
Elentari Posted Jan 12, 2006
Hi DrystaneDyke, thanks for reading the entry!
I read a book (can't remeber which) that called Benedict obscure - it means, I believe, that he was obscure during his lifetime, not now.
If I can make use of your knowledge to answer these questions, I can ask the curators/eds to change them.
a) What would houses of Benedictine nuns be called?
b) Exactly what corrections need to be made to the offices? Could you do me a huge favour and list the correct ones for me?
Please don't apologise, it's my fault if the entry is wrong, and I'd rather it didn't stay that way, so if anything else needs changing, please do let me know!
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