Stained glass of Saint Benedict the Moor, inside of the Capela do Divino Espírito Santo, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Religious and confessor
Born
1526 San Fratello, Messina, Sicily, Crown of Aragon
Died
4 April 1589(1589-04-04) (aged 62–63) Palermo, Sicily, Crown of Aragon
Venerated in
Catholic Church (Sicily and the Franciscan Order) Lutheranism
Beatified
1734 by Pope Benedict XIV
Canonized
24 May 1807 by Pope Pius VII
Major shrine
Convent of Santa Maria di Gesù al Capo, Palermo, Italy
Feast
4 April (3 April in the Franciscan Order)
Patronage
African missions; African Americans; black missions; black people; Palermo; San Fratello; Acquedolci; Sicily
Benedict the MoorOFM (Italian: Benedetto il Moro; 1526 – 4 April 1589) was a Sicilian Franciscan friar. Born of enslaved Africans in San Fratello, he was freed at birth and became known for his charity.
As a young man he joined a Franciscan-affiliated hermit group, of which he became the leader. In 1564 he was sent to the Franciscan friary in Palermo, where he continued good works. He died in 1589 and was canonized as a Catholic saint by Pope Pius VII in 1807.
BenedicttheMoor OFM (Italian: Benedetto il Moro; 1526 – 4 April 1589) was a Sicilian Franciscan friar. Born of enslaved Africans in San Fratello, he...
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