January 12th

Saint Benedict Biscop, Abbot

Saint · Common of Abbots · Wearmouth, England, United Kingdom

At Wearmouth in Northumbria, Saint Benedict Biscop, abbot, who, having journeyed to Rome five times as a pilgrim, brought back with him to his homeland many teachers and many books, so that the monks gathered within the enclosure of the monastery under the Rule of Saint Benedict might, by the increase of their learning, truly win for the Church the surpassing love of Christ.

Latin Original

Viremüdze in Northümbria, sancti Benedicti Biscop, abbátis, qui, quínquies Romam peregrinátus, secum in pátriam magistros et libros multos détulit, ut intra monastérii clausáram mónachi sub Régula sancti Benedícti congregáti proféctu sciéntize suae eminéntem revéra Christi caritátem pro Ecclésia lucraréntur.