Blessed Benedetto Sinigardi Da Arezzo

Blessed Benedetto Sinigardi da Arezzo, also known as Benedetto Sinigardi or Benedict of Arezzo, was born around 1190 in Arezzo, Italy. He came from a wealthy and influential noble family, being the son of Thomas de Sinigardo 'Sinigardi' and Countess Elizabeth Tarlati Pietramala. Benedetto received a good education and grew up in a Christian home, which nurtured his early attraction to religious life.