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    "content": "Benedict of Nursia — feast July 11.",
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      "slug": "saint-benedict-of-nursia",
      "name": "Benedict of Nursia",
      "latinName": "Benedictus Nursinus",
      "feastMonth": 7,
      "feastDay": 11,
      "feastLabel": "July 11",
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      "commonsClass": "confessor-nonpont",
      "url": "https://latinprayer.org/saints/saint-benedict-of-nursia/",
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  "slug": "saint-benedict-of-nursia",
  "name": "Benedict of Nursia",
  "latinName": "Benedictus Nursinus",
  "feastMonth": 7,
  "feastDay": 11,
  "feastLabel": "July 11",
  "epochLabel": null,
  "summary": null,
  "imageUrl": "https://latinprayer.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Benedict-of-Nursia.jpg",
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  "sourceUrl": null,
  "commonsClass": "confessor-nonpont",
  "url": "https://latinprayer.org/saints/saint-benedict-of-nursia/",
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  "bodyMarkdown": "Saint Benedict of Nursia is the father of Western monasticism. Born around 480 in central Italy, he founded the famous monastery of Monte Cassino and wrote the Rule of Saint Benedict, which became the foundation for monastic life in the West. His motto \"Ora et Labora\" (Pray and Work) has guided religious communities for fifteen centuries.",
  "bodyHtml": "<p>Saint Benedict of Nursia is the father of Western monasticism. Born around 480 in central Italy, he founded the famous monastery of Monte Cassino and wrote the Rule of Saint Benedict, which became the foundation for monastic life in the West. His motto &ldquo;Ora et Labora&rdquo; (Pray and Work) has guided religious communities for fifteen centuries.</p>"
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