How to Pronounce Benedict the Moor
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Mar 31, 1526 San Fratello, Sicily, Italy Died on 04 Apr 1589 (aged 63)
Italian Franciscan
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About Benedict The Moor
- Benedict the Moor, O.F.M., (Italian: Benedetto da San Fratello, 1526 – April 4, 1589) was an Italian Franciscan friar in Sicily who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Lutheran churches.
- Born of African slaves in San Fratello, he was freed at birth and became known for his charity.
- As a young man he joined a Franciscan-affiliated hermit group, of which he became the leader.
- In 1564 he was sent to the Franciscan friary in Palermo, where he continued good works.
