biography
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Benild
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originally Pierre Romençon
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pronunciation:
[buhneeld]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1805–62)
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| biography:
| De la Salle brother, born at Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, C France. After education by the De la Salle brothers at Riom, he joined their seminary at Clermont-Ferrand in 1825. In 1841, with his new name of Benildus, he became headmaster and later superior of the foundation of Saugues (Haute-Loire). Through his religious teaching many pupils entered the religious orders. He was canonized in 1967. |
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