Begging Friars, see [Mendicants], [Franciscans] and [Dominicans].
Benedict, Pope, XI., [221]; XII., consecrates Monte Cassino, [135]; on the stigmata of St. Francis, [221].
Benedict of Aniane, his attempted reform, [176].
Benedict, of Nursia, birth and early life, [131]; his trials, [132]; his fame attracts followers, [133]; his strictness provokes opposition, [133]; retires to Monte Cassino, [134]; conquers Paganism, [135]; his miracles and power over barbarians, [137]; his last days, [138]; his rules, [138]; Schaff on same, [148]; Cardinal Newman on mission of, [149]; saying of, on manual labor, [403].
Benedict, Order of St., [131]; rules of, [138]; the novitiate, [140]; daily life of monks, [140]; meaning of term "order," [143]; abbots of, [144]; manual labor, [147], [403]; Schaff on rules of, [148]; its dealings with barbarians, [148], [398]; its literary and educational services, [151]; its agricultural work, [155], [404]; spread of, [158]; its followers among the royalty, [159].
Bernard, of Clairvaux, his birth and monastic services, [193]; character of his monastery, [192]; on drugs and doctors, [194]; his reforms, [195]; Vaughan on, [195]; Storrs on, [197]; the Crusades, [197]; on the abuses of charity, [411].
Bernardone, Peter, father of Francis, [208]. See [Francis.]
Bethlehem, Jerome's monasteries at, [85], [88]; Paula establishes monasteries at, [100].
Bible, The, and monasticism, [30], [376].
Bigotry, of monks, [394].