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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/lifeofsaintbened00greg/page/n7/mode/2upSt. Benedict of Nursia was a sixth century monk and founder of monastic communities. His main achievement, the "Rule of St. Benedict," became one of the most influential monastic rules in the West. St. Benedict is sometimes called the founder of Western monasticism.
One of the only ancient accounts of St. Benedict is found in the second volume of Pope Gregory I's four-book Dialogues, thought to have been written in 593. Gregory's account of Benedict's life provides a spiritual portrait of the gentle, disciplined abbot. Gregory explains that his information came from what he considered the best sources: a handful of Benedict's disciples who lived with him and witnessed his various miracles.
Gregory's Life of St. Benedict is an authentic medieval hagiography cast as a conversation between the Pope and his deacon Peter, designed to teach spiritual lessons. (Summary by Patrick Randall adapted from Wikipedia articles on St. Benedict and Gregory's Dialogues)
Target completion date: 2022-12-31
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Magic Window:
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Life of St. Benedict. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Life of St. Benedict, by Pope Gregory I, translated by P. Aurelius McMahon. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Life of St. Benedict, by Pope Gregory I, translated by P. Aurelius McMahon. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Life of St. Benedict, by Pope Gregory I, translated by P. Aurelius McMahon."
Filename: lifeofstbenedict_##_gregoryi_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. lifeofstbenedict_01_gregoryi_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: m8b1
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
