Benedict of Nursia
LII-D "Architect" Monk · Italian · 5th–6th c.Italian monk (c. 480–547). As the "Father of Western Monasticism," he established the Rule of Benedict. Placing "Ora et Labora (Pray and Work)" at the heart of the Rule, he shaped Western Christian spirituality for 1,500 years. His monasteries preserved classical learning through the Dark Ages.
Leading Function+Ti-p（組織と法律）
"The Rule of Benedict" — a precise daily schedule specifying times of rising, prayer, meals, labour, silence, and reading. Still in use in monasteries worldwide 1,500 years later.
Creative Function-Ne-c（良識と平和）
Placing "gentleness (moderatio)" at the core of the Rule — "we ordain nothing harsh or burdensome" as a typical declaration of the Common Sense & Peace function.
Vulnerable Function 1+Se-p弱（偉業と庇護）
Weak +Se-p: attempted poisoning — his life threatened in conflicts with power holders. Repeatedly retreating into a solitary cave — flight as the response to sudden upheaval.
Vulnerable Function 2-Fi-c弱（本心と和解）
Weak -Fi-c: almost no records of personal emotional expression — "introspection and silence" as the core of character.
Quadra / Temperament / Club
Quadra: Anti-Gamma Quadra (Utopia) — "The stranger at the gate is Christ — receive him" — institutionalising the -γ inclusive community that welcomes all.
Temperament: Balanced-Stable temperament: the Rule still functioning 1,500 years later. Never deviating from "pray and work" for life.
Club: Researcher Club: the monastery integrating scholarship, manuscript copying, and agriculture — the medieval Researcher Club. Preserving ancient knowledge into modernity.
Worldview & Attitude
"The chaos and spiritual desolation of the post-Roman world exist" — the direct statement of present reality. The ないもの (a world already ordered) is not proclaimed.
Attitude toward Change: Executing the Benedictine order as a realistic transformation plan — a practitioner of failure-resistant staged monastic institutionalisation.