Question

St. Benedict is credited with changing the concept of manual labor as it was defined in monasteries. He wrote the "Rule" or Regula Sancti Benedicti that became the standard for western European monasteries. By initiating these changes he also sought to make monastic communities ___________________.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

From the following given statements about the St. Benedict, we can state that he initiated these changes since he sought out to make the monastic communities self sufficient, i.e. self-sufficiency is referred to as the overlapping states or nature under which an individual needs no or little help from others. The nature of self-sufficiency tends to entail the oneself being enough.