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-When [[Christianity]] became the state religion of the Roman Empire in the [[fourth century]], gladiatorial games were soon abandoned, and the Christian view of post pubescent nudity as a [[sin]] took root. This view spread with the spread of Christianity, until it became [[Norm (sociology)|normative]]. 
-However, until the beginning of the [[8th century]], Christians in Western Europe were [[baptism|baptised]] naked, emerging from the water like Adam and Eve before the fall. "The disappearance of baptism by [[immersion]] in the Carolingian era gave nudity a sexual connotation that it has previously lacked for Christians" (Rouche 1987 p. 455). About the same time it became common to represent Christ on the Cross wearing a long tunic, the ''colobium''. +'''Benedict of Nursia''' ({{lang-it|San Benedetto da Norcia}}) ([[480]] – [[547]]) was a [[saint]] from [[Italy]], the founder of Western [[Christian monasticism]], and a rule-giver for [[cenobite|cenobitic]] [[monk]]s. His purpose may be gleaned from [[Rule of St Benedict|his Rule]], namely that "Christ ... may bring us all together to life eternal."
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-In the [[6th century]], Saint [[Benedict of Nursia]] advised the monks in his [[Benedictine Rule|Rule]] to sleep fully dressed in the dormitory. +
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-European men wore long tunics until the [[15th century]], when [[codpiece]]s, [[tights]] and tight [[trousers]] gradually came into use; these all covered the male [[genitals]] but at the same time drew attention to them.+
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Benedict of Nursia (Template:Lang-it) (480547) was a saint from Italy, the founder of Western Christian monasticism, and a rule-giver for cenobitic monks. His purpose may be gleaned from his Rule, namely that "Christ ... may bring us all together to life eternal."



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