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Also known as

• Benedict of Massérac
• Benito…
• Benedetto…

Memorial

• 22 October

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Monk. Abbot at Petras. Hermit at Macerac, diocese of Nantes, France. His holiness and wisdom attacted so many spiritual students that he founded a Columban monastery for them.

Born

• Greece

Died

• 845 in the diocese of Nantes, Brittany (in modern France)
• relics enshrined at the abbey of Redon

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Benedict of Macerac“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 April 2022. Web. 2 May 2024. <>