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Benildus Romançon
French Roman Catholic saint
St. Benildus Romançon, F.S.C. | |
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| Born | Pierre Romançon 14 June 1805[1] Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, French Republic |
| Died | 13 August 1862(1862-08-13) (aged 57) Saugues, Haute-Loire, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools) |
| Beatified | 4 April 1948, Vatican City, by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 29 October 1967, Vatican City, by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Church of Saint-Médard Saugues, Haute-Loire, France |
| Feast | 13 August |
Benildus Romançon, F.S.C. (French: Bénilde; born Pierre Romançon; 14 June 1805 – 13 August 1862) was a French schoolteacher and member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) who was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 1948.
His feast day is 13 August.
Life
He was born Pierre Romançon on 14 June 1805, in the town of Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, in France to a farming family. A small and fr