Benedict: Encyclopedia - Benedict

Benedict

Benedict commonly refers to:

• Saint Benedict of Nursia/Italy (fl. 6th century), founder of the Benedictine Order.
• Pope Benedict XVI, the current Pope

Other well-known persons by this name include:

Earlier popes:

• Pope Benedict I
• Pope Benedict II (see below)
• Pope Benedict III
• Pope Benedict IV
• Pope Benedict V
• Pope Benedict VI
• Pope Benedict VII
• Pope Benedict VIII
• Pope Benedict IX
• Pope Benedict X (actually an antipope, see below)
• Pope Benedict XI
• Pope Benedict XII
• Pope Benedict XIII
• Pope Benedict XIV
• Pope Benedict XV

Saints:

• Benedict of Aniane
• Benedict Biscop
• Pope Benedict II
• Benedict Joseph Labre

Antipopes:

• Antipope Benedict X
• Antipope Benedict XIII
• Antipope Benedict XIV

Other people:

• Thomas Benedict (1617-1689) English progenitor of Benedicts in America
• Ruth Fulton Benedict American anthropologist
• Harry Yandell Benedict American astronomer and educator
• Sir Julius Benedict English composer and conductor
• Clare Benedict American author
• Dirk Benedict (pseudonym) American actor
• The title character in Berlioz's opera Beatrice and Benedict.

United States towns:

• Benedict, Kansas
• Benedict, Maryland
• Benedict, Nebraska
• Benedict, New York

Other:

• Benedict College is in Columbia, South Carolina
• Eggs Benedict, a breakfast dish

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