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affinity with the earlier Rule of the Master, but it also has a unique spirit of balance, moderation and reasonableness ( ?????????, epieíkeia), which persuaded most religious orders and communities founded throughout the Middle Ages to adopt it. As a result, Benedict's monastic rule became one of the most influential in Western Christendom. For this reason, Giuseppe Carletti regarded

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