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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68771" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68771" /> == | ||
<p> The order of monks founded by St. [[Benedict]] and following his rule, the cradle of which was the celebrated monastery of Monte Casino, near Naples, an institution which reckoned among its members a large body of eminent men, who in their day rendered immense service to both literature and science, and were, in fact, the only learned class of the | <p> The order of monks founded by St. [[Benedict]] and following his rule, the cradle of which was the celebrated monastery of Monte Casino, near Naples, an institution which reckoned among its members a large body of eminent men, who in their day rendered immense service to both literature and science, and were, in fact, the only learned class of the Middle Ages; spent their time in diligently transcribing manuscripts, and thus preserving for posterity the classic literature of [[Greece]] and Rome. </p> | ||
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