SAINT
saint-benedict-daswa
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Benedict Daswa, was a South African school teacher and principal. He was given the name of "Samuel" by his parents when he started to attend school and assumed the name "Benedict" upon his conversion to Catholicism. A local mob murdered him after he refused to pay support for anti–Christian superstition.
feast Day
02-01
birth Date
16 June 1946
death Date
2 February 1990 (aged 43)
canonization Status
beatified
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
1

