Saint Benedict of Campagna

Also known as: Benedict the Hermit
Memorial: 23 March
Profile: Benedictine hermit in the Campagna region of Italy. Captured by Totila the Goth he was thrown in a fire to die; he stayed in the flames until the next day when he miraculously emerged unharmed.
Died: c.550 of natural causes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by the Katherine Rabenstein
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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