Cherie's Place » Rule of Benedict http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Chapel of St Dunstan and St Ethelwold http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2018/12/18/chapel-of-st-dunstan-and-st-ethelwold/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2018/12/18/chapel-of-st-dunstan-and-st-ethelwold/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2018 23:17:18 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=21623 Chapel of St Dunstan and St Ethelwold

St Dunstan (909- 988) and St Ethelwold (908 – 984)

Together these two churchmen were responsible for the revival of monasticism in England. In 970, one hundred years after it was sacked by the Danes, Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, re-established the monastery in Ely as a Benedictine foundation.

The Rule of Benedict, written in the 6th century, still underpins the worship and life of the Cathedral today.

‘Whoever you are, then, who are hurrying forward to your heavenly Father, with Christ’s help fulfil this little rule, which is written for beginners.’

Rule of Benedict, Chapter 73*

Chapel of St Dunstan and St Ethelwold

*from an information board next to the chapel

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