St Augustine of Hippo The Rule of St. Augustine

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TheRule of Saint Augustine, written in about the year 400, is a brief document divided into eight chapters and serves as an outline for religious life lived in community.It is the oldest monastic rule in theWestern Church. The rule, developed byAugustine of Hippo, governschastity, poverty, obedience, detachment from the world, the apportionment of labor, the inferiors, fraternal charity, prayer in common, fasting and abstinence proportionate to the strength of the individual, care of the sick, silence and reading during meals. It came into use on a wide scale from the twelfth century onwards and continues to be employed today by many orders, including theDominicans,Servites,Mercederians,Norbertines, andAugustinians.

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