Rule of Saint Augustine

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The Rule of Saint Augustine is an early Christian monastic rule, attributed to Augustine of Hippo, that outlines a communal life of poverty, chastity, obedience, and shared charity for religious communities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rule of Saint Augustine canonical 9
Augustinian canons 3
Rule of St. Augustine 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious rule
monastic rule
author Augustine of Hippo
canonicalStatus approved by the Catholic Church
dateOfComposition early 5th century
late 4th century
emphasizes care for the poor
common ownership of property
community prayer
fraternal correction
moderation in ascetic practices
mutual service
obedience to superiors
sharing of goods
followedIn Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

some Anglican communities
some Lutheran communities
genre rule of life
hasPart longer rule for clerics
shorter rule for nuns
historicalSignificance important precursor to later monastic legislation
one of the earliest Western monastic rules
influenced Augustinian Canons
Augustinian Hermits
linked to: Augustinians

Dominican Order
linked to: Order of Preachers

Order of Saint Augustine
Premonstratensians
linked to: Augustinians

many medieval cathedral chapters
influencedBy Acts of the Apostles
New Testament
early Christian monasticism
languageOfOriginal Latin
mainSubject charity
chastity
common life
communal religious life
community of goods
obedience
poverty
placeOfOrigin Hippo Regius
North Africa
religion Christianity
theologicalFocus love of God
love of neighbor
unity of heart and mind in God
tradition Western Christianity
usedBy canons regular
friars
nuns
various congregations of sisters

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dominican friars ruleFollowed Rule of Saint Augustine
Inchcolm Abbey religiousOrder Augustinian canons
subject linked to: Inchcolm
linked to: Rule of Saint Augustine
Knights Hospitaller ruleFollowed Rule of Saint Augustine
Alexander I of Scotland patronage Augustinian canons
linked to: Rule of Saint Augustine
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum religiousOrder Augustinian canons
linked to: Rule of Saint Augustine
Dominican nuns followsRule Rule of St. Augustine
linked to: Rule of Saint Augustine
Order of Saint Jerome ruleFollowed Rule of Saint Augustine
Canons Regular follows Rule of St. Augustine
subject linked to: Canons Regular (Reguliers)
linked to: Rule of Saint Augustine
Keynsham Abbey followedRule Rule of St Augustine
linked to: Rule of Saint Augustine
Order of Santiago follows Rule of Saint Augustine
Augustinians followsRuleOf Rule of St. Augustine
linked to: Rule of Saint Augustine
Order of Saint Augustine followsRule Rule of Saint Augustine
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine followsRule Rule of Saint Augustine
Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic followsRuleOf Rule of Saint Augustine
St Andrews Priory usedRule Rule of Saint Augustine
Mercedarians ruleFollowed Rule of Saint Augustine