Based on what we discussed in class, what was most new and distinctive about the Rule of Saint Benedict $($his model for monastic life$)?$

a$.$

The vow of stability $($commitment to a place$)$

b$.$

The practice of using the Psalms for daily prayer

c$.$

The emphasis it places on practical asceticism rather than abstract mysticism

d$.$

The goal of "conversatio morum" $($change of manners, of ways of living$)$