Who established the basic pattern of monasticism that would be used by the Catholic Church?

Answer 1

Monasticism, literally the act of "dwelling alone" (Greek monos, monazein, monachos), is the lifestyle of persons living in seclusion from the world, under religious vows and subject to a fixed rule. These people are usually monks, friars, or nuns.

The ancient Jews practiced a form of monasticism in groups like the Essenes. It is theorized that John the Baptist may have been an Essene Jew.

The community of Jesus and the Apostles could also be described as a form of monasticism where the where one of the band kept the common purse and acted as steward.

There are two types of monasticism:
+ Eremitical (or solitary)
. + Founded by St. Anthony
. + Examples are the Carthusians and Camaldolese
+ Cenobitical (or family)
. + Founded by St. Pachomius
. + Examples are the Benedictines and Franciscans

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Benedict, who established the Benedictine Order, an actually fairly reasonable pattern of life that mixed prayer, work and worship. He didn't get this out of the air, however. He learned his rule, which he adapted, from Basil the Great. All other Orders in the Roman Church descend from Benedict.

Basil the Great and the other Capadocean fathers learned their monastic guidelines from Anthony the Great in Egypt, who is considered to be the founder of all monasticism. There is no system of separate Orders in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Answer 3

St Benedict.

Answer 4

St Anthony in the desrts of egypt
2nd C AD

he was the first hermit . When people gathered to listen to his teachings, some began to copy him. this grew into a small holy community that we would now call a monastry except that they werent all male or all female. that came in later.