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Benedict of Alignan
French bishop
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Feast: 8 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1200
Died
1268
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
The Blessed Benedict of Alignan (died 1268) was Benedictine abbot of Nôtre Dame de la Grasse (1224) and Bishop of Marseille (1229).
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q466492 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Benedict of Alignan (CC BY-SA)
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