Benedict of Nursia was a renowned Roman jurist and theologian in the Roman Empire. He was active in the late 6th to early 7th century as a Roman legal scholar. His major work, "Benedict of Nursia's Digest," had a significant influence on the legal system of the medieval period. His work was considered one of the most important legal textbooks in medieval Europe and remains a crucial source for the foundations of Roman law, still in use today.