<P> Saint Basil wrote a series of guides for monastic life ( the Lesser Asketikon the Greater Asketikon the Morals , etc . ) which , while not `` Rules '' in the legalistic sense of later Western rules , provided firm indications of the importance of a single community of monks , living under the same roof , and under the guidance -- and even discipline -- of a strong abbot . His teachings set the model for Greek and Russian monasticism but had less influence in the Latin West . </P>
<P> Saint Basil wrote a series of guides for monastic life ( the Lesser Asketikon the Greater Asketikon the Morals , etc . ) which , while not `` Rules '' in the legalistic sense of later Western rules , provided firm indications of the importance of a single community of monks , living under the same roof , and under the guidance -- and even discipline -- of a strong abbot . His teachings set the model for Greek and Russian monasticism but had less influence in the Latin West . </P>
who developed the rules for western monastic living
who developed the rules for western monastic living
Saint Basil
Saint Basil