Saint Benildus

Also known as

• Benilde
• Peter Romancon
• Pierre Romancon

Memorial

• 13 August
• 29 January (optional for the De La Salle Brothers)

Profile

Educated by the De La Salle Brothers. An excellent student, he was a part-time teacher by age 14. Joined the De La Salle Brothers at age 14, entering his noviate on 10 February 1820, and taking the name Benildus. Teacher at several schools. Director of a community at Saugues in southern France in 1841. He founded a school there, and remained with it the rest of his life. Taught classes and catechism, visited the sick, and attracted many to the religious life; over 200 of his students became De La Salle brothers. Known for his sanctity, effective teaching, generosity to students, Brothers, and townspeople, and for the excellent reputation of his school.

Born

• 14 June 1805 at Thuret, France as Pierre Romancon

Died

• 13 August 1862 at Saugues, France of natural causes

Venerated

• 6 January 1928 by Pope Pius XI

Beatified

• 4 April 1948 by Pope Pius XII

Canonized

• 29 October 1967 by Pope Paul VI

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Benildus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>