How did Benedict established the basic form of monastic life in the western Christian church

Saint Benedict of Nursia was from Italy. He was a monk. He is considered and known as the father of western monasticism.

He formulated a rule called regula Benedicti. This regulations established the conditions in which a monk should live:

The community should be led by an abbot. A prior being the second in command. The main concepts to respect were humility, obedience, poverty and chastity. Monk's daily life should denote prayer, work and study. Life in community was obligatory. Solitude and silence were necessary aspects in a monk's life.

Saint Benedict of Nursia founded the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, he is also the father of Western monacticism. He sought to create a sacred school and community and a safe place free from distraction, negativity and vices so, he turned the monastery into a place of work, prayer and space to provide spiritual life and guidance. Inside the monastery people learnt how to live and worship according to his rule. If a person wanted to live as a cenobite monk, he had to renounce to his possessions and distractions and follow God.

He also wrote The rule of Saint Benedict which is a book consisting of precepts for monks living under the authority of an abbot. Benedictines have been using The Rule of Saint Benedict for 15 centuries. As a result Benedict is regarded as the founder of Western monasticism as his rules gave way to reforms on the current Catholic hierarch.