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Benedict of Massérac
Greek monk
SaintResearchedByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 22 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
701
Died
845
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Nantes in Brittany in France, Saint Benedict, who led the life of a hermit at Mézières.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 22 October as a hermit in the territory of Nantes.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q71978839 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.