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Benedict I, Pope (Latin: blessed) Reigned from 575 to 579 . Born Rome; died there. He reigned during the famine which followed upon a Lombard invasion of Italy , and died during a siege of Rome. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Benedict I, Pope Of the first Pontiff who bore the name of Benedict practically nothing … Continue reading “Benedict I, Pope”

Benedict I Pope, surnamed Bonosus, a Roman, elected to the papal see after John III, June 3, 574. He occupied the see about four years, dying in 578. During his pontificate Rome suffered greatly from the inroads of the Lombards and from famine. Like his predecessors, he confirmed the fifth ecumenical council. An epistle to … Continue reading “Benedict I”

Benedict, Henry a Presbyterian minister, was born at Norwalk, Conn., in 1792. He was licensed to preach and ordained pastor of the Church in Westport, Conn. He was subsequently installed pastor of the Church in Lansingburg, N. Y., and successively filled the churches of Galway and Stillwater in the same state. From this last he … Continue reading “Benedict, Henry”

Benedict, George a Baptist minister, was born at Southeast, Dutchess Co., N. Y., April 15, 1795, but spent his childhood and youth in Danbury, Conn. He became a Christian at the age of twenty-two, and a member of the Second Baptist Church in Danbury, Sept. 21, 1817. He received a license from the Church of … Continue reading “Benedict, George”

Benedict, Epenetus P a Presbyterian minister, was born in 1795. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Patterson, N.Y., for forty years, and his ministry was attended with success. After his resignation, he continued to supply various pulpits until the close of his life. He died at Patterson, Aug. 15, 1870. See Presbyterian, Sept. … Continue reading “Benedict, Epenetus P”

Benedict Deacon Of The Church Of Mentz (known also as Benedictus Lerita), lived about the year 840. He continued the collection of the capitularia of Charlemagne, which the abbot Ansegisus had commenced. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Benedict, David D.D the eminent historian of the Baptist denomination, was born at Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 10, 1779. Early in, life he developed a taste for historical reading, which grew almost into a passion with him. He became a member of the junior class in Brown University in 1804, and graduated in 1806. He commenced … Continue reading “Benedict, David D.D”

Benedict, Biscop, St was born of noble parents in Northumberland about the year 628. He was originally bred to the profession of arms, and served under king Oswy, who made him his minister, with an estate suited to his rank; but at the age of twenty-five he took leave of the court, and made a … Continue reading “Benedict, Biscop, St”

Benedict Biscop, Saint Abbot (c.628-690). Died Wearmouth, England . He was educated at the court of Oswy, King of Northumbria, and received the Benedictine habit at Lrins, 666, becoming Abbot of Saint Peter’s, Canterbury . He introduced into England the Roman Rite in place of the Celtic usages, the art of making glass windows, and … Continue reading “Benedict Biscop, Saint”

Benedict, Andrew D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the Diocese of Wisconsin, was a missionary in Warsaw, N. Y., for a number of years, until about 1856; soon after, he became rector in Delhi, N. Y., serving St. John’s Church in that place. In 1864 he was rector of St. Luke’s Church, Racine, Wis., and, … Continue reading “Benedict, Andrew D”