Benedict did not just want to continue the monastic status quo—the man was a revolutionary who demanded more discipline and piety in his monastery. Yet, the monks, many of whom were former nobles like Benedict, did not appreciate their new abbot's strict rules.
Answer:Monks tried to kill St. Benedict, because when they brought him to the monestary he began to set strict trules. and many of the monks were former nobles and did not like the new rules St. Benedict had placed.
