Rule of the Master

The Regula Magistri or Rule of the Master is an anonymous sixth-century collection of monastic precepts. It was probably used by Benedict of Nursia as source material for his own Rule of Saint Benedict. It is no longer in active use by any monastic community.

See Also

• Rule of Saint Benedict
• Rule of Saint Augustine
• Rule of Saint Basil
• Columban Rule
• Rule of St. Albert
• Latin Rule

Further reading

• Knowles, David (1964). Great historical enterprises. Problems in monastic history. London; New York: Nelson. 
• Corbett, Philip B. (1958). The Latin of the Regula Magistri : with particular reference to its colloquial aspects / a guide to the establishment of the text. Louvain: Universite catholique. 
• Eberle, Luke (1977). The rule of the Master = Regula magistri (an english translation). Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications.