St Benedict Hero of the Hills Author:Mary Fabyan Windeatt, Philip Storey (Illustrator) Known as the Father of Western Monasticism, St. Benedict played a major role in the Christianization and civilization of post-Roman Europe in the sixth century. Having lived in an era of great immorality and vice, Benedict founded an order for monks whose strong life of prayer and work helped convert the godless society around them. The book tel... more »ls how his Benedictine order of monks spread throughout Europe and the New World. The heroic life of his sister St. Scholastica, his saving a boy from drowning, his raising another from the dead, and the story of poisoned wine are all told in this exciting, dramatic tale of a great saint. Illustrated.« less