About Benedict of Alignan
Lived 1200 – 1268. Benedict of Alignan was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
The Blessed Benedict of Alignan (died 1268) was Benedictine abbot of Nôtre Dame de la Grasse and Bishop of Marseille (1229).
Biography Benedict twice visited Palestine (1239–1242 and 1260–1262), where he helped the Knights Templar build the great castle of Safed.
Benedict founded a short-lived order, the Brothers of the Virgin, which was suppressed by the Council of Lyon (1274), and died a Franciscan. His writings include a letter to Pope Innocent IV and De Summa Trinitate et Fide Catholica in Decretalibus (circa 1260). Someone in his following wrote De constructione castri Saphet.
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Who was Benedict of Alignan?
French bishop
When was Benedict of Alignan born?
Benedict of Alignan was born in 1200 in Alignan-du-Vent.
When did Benedict of Alignan die?
Benedict of Alignan died on 11 January 1268 in Marseille.
What was Benedict of Alignan's occupation?
Benedict of Alignan was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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