Feast day: January 12

Saint Benito Biscop

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 12.

  • Feast day: January 12
  • Life and era: Life details not specified in the source dataset
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Benito Biscop

Saint Benito Biscop is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for January 12.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Benito Biscop

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Biography and witness

Saint Benito Biscop appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 12.

Original martyrology note

En el monasterio de Wearmouth, en Northumbria (hoy Inglaterra), san Benito Biscop, abad, que peregrinó cinco veces a Roma, de donde trajo muchos maestros y libros para que los monjes reunidos en la clausura del monasterio bajo la Regla de san Benito progresaran en la ciencia del amor de Cristo, en bien de la Iglesia (c. 690).

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Short prayer

Saint Benito Biscop, pray for me.

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