Saint Benedict of Nursia

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The sixth-century founder of Monte Cassino and the author of the Rule that shaped Western monasticism. The medal and the medal's exorcism are later devotional developments attached to his name.

Tradition · Christian FolkSaint

A note on this entry

The feast is 11 July in the modern calendar (21 March in the older one). The medal's formula is a devotional accretion, not part of the Rule.

Offerings

Offerings: BreadWineCandlesThe benedict medal

Practice

Invocation Approach: Tone
Sober and steady
Address
Saint BenedictBenedict of Nursia
Relationship
Guardian against evil
Modern Practice: The Benedict medal is the folk-magic form: a blessed medal inscribed with the cross and the letters that stand for the exorcism formula. The corpus records the devotion and notes that the medal is a sacramental, not an amulet in the strict sense.

Nature and meaning

Domain: ProtectionMonasticismExorcismStability
Mythology Summary: The sixth-century founder of Monte Cassino and the author of the Rule that shaped Western monasticism. The medal and the medal's exorcism are later devotional developments attached to his name.

Details

Feast Day: July 11
Patronage: MonksPoisonEvil spiritsA happy death
Correspondences: Colors
BlackBlueWhite
Stones
Hematite Black Tourmaline
Herbs
Hyssop Rosemary
Scents
Frankincense

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