Who is the patron saint of monastics?

4 saints in this library are patrons of monastics. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.

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  Saint Benedict of Nursia

  c. 480 - March 21, 547

  Europe, monastics, and schoolchildren

  Feast: July 11Read
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  Saint Dominic of Silos

  c. 1000 - December 20, 1073

  Feast: December 20Read
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  Saint Gregory of Narek

  c. 945 - c. 1003

  Feast: February 27Read
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  Saint Peter Damian

  1007 - February 21, 1072

  Feast: February 21Read

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