Saint Benedict The Black
Also known as: Benedict of Palermo; Benedict of San Philadelphio; Benedict of Sanfratello; Benedict the African; Benedict the Moor; Benedetto il Moro
Saint
Feast Day
April 4
Canonized
24 May 1807 by Pope Pius VIII
Beatified
15 May 1743 by Pope Benedict XIV
Biography
Saint Benedict The Black, also known as Benedict of Palermo, Benedict of San Philadelphio, Benedict of Sanfratello, Benedict the African, Benedict the Moor, and Benedetto il Moro, was born in 1526 in Messina, Italy, on the estate of Chevalier de Lanza a San Fratello. His parents, Christopher and Diana, were slaves who had been brought from Africa to Sicily....
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