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I see.

So, Saint Augustine instead of Saint Benedict is the one to codify Christian monasticism? Interesting. St. Benedict might still be the founder of European monasticism, though. It seems to me this Augustine Rule is very similar, but not the same as the Benedictine one, but I'll have to take a...

Hmm. I have the impression that one of the reasons there weren't as many monasteries as other regions was North Africans were bigger on hermits than monks - those who wanted to isolate themselves to contemplate God chose to take the hermit's way instead of joining or founding a monastery.