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
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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