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Benedict of Nursia
6th-century Italian Catholic saint and monk
"Saint Benedict" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Benedict (disambiguation).
Saint Benedict of Nursia | |
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A portrait of Saint Benedict as depicted in the Benedetto Portinari Triptych, by Hans Memling | |
| Born | (480-03-02)2 March 480 Nursia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 21 March 547(547-03-21) (aged 67) Mons Casinus, Eastern Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | All Christian denominations which venerate saints |
| Canonized | 1220, Rome, Papal States by Pope Honorius III |
| Major shrine | Monte Cassino Abbey, with his burial Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, near Orléans, France |
| Feast | 11 July (General Roman Calendar, Lutheran Churches, Anglican Communion) 14 March (Eastern Orthodox Church) 21 March (pre-1970 General Roman Calendar) |
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Benedict of Nursia (Latin: Benedictus Nursiae; Italian: Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March 480 – 21 March 547), ofte Saint benedict medal.