Martin Luther . Monk's Life . Work
Times: 7-8am, 9.15-11.45am, 3-5.45pm It was St Benedict who composed the original Rule for living in monastic communities. He envisioned the monastery as a reclusive and self-sufficient community, directed by an elected abbot. To lessen dependence on the secular word, the Rule decreed that everything essential for life, such as water, mills, gardens, and workshops,