Benildus Romançon
| St. Benildus Romançon, F.S.C. | |
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| Religious and educator | |
| Born | June 13, 1805 Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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 |
| Attributes | Man of Sacrifice to God |
Benildus Romançon, F.S.C., (French: Bénilde) (1805–1862) was a French schoolteacher and member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Life
He was born Pierre Romançon on June 13, 1805, in the town of Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, in France to a farming family. In 1818, Pierre, aged 13, first saw the Christian Brothers in a market at Clermont-Ferrand. He instantly felt a strong desire to become a Religious Brother. Despite the objections of his father, he was enrolled at the Brothers' school at Riom. He was so far ahead of his classmates in elementary school that when he was only 14 years old the Brothers often assigned him as a substitute teacher. When he applied to the novitiate, the Superiors were reluctant to take him in because they felt that he was too short, but they eventually changed their opinion.[1]
Veneration
Benildus was beatified on April 4, 1948, by Pope Pius XII who mentioned that his sanctification was attained by enduring "the terrible daily grind" and by "doing common things in an uncommon way". He was canonized by Pope Paul VI on October 29, 1967, becoming the first Brother of the Institute to be canonized and the second saint after Jean Baptiste de La Salle. A shrine was built in the parish church in Sauges to honor his remains.[2]
Educational institutions named after Saint Benildus
- College of San Benildo-Rizal – Cainta, Rizal & Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
- Saint Benilde International School (Calamba) Inc. – Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
- Saint Benilde School – Bacolod City, Philippines
- Benilde-St. Margaret's School – St Louis Park, Minnesota, US
- Benildo, De La Salle Supervised School in Misamis Oriental, Philippines
- School of Saint Brother Benilde – Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines
- Saint Benilde School – Metairie, Louisiana, US
- St. Benilde Center for Global Competence – Olongapo City, Philippines
- De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde – Manila, Philippines
- De La Salle–College of Saint Benildus, www.stbenilduscollege.com – Dublin, Ireland
- San Benildo Integrated School; Baliuag, Philippines
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