Feast April 4
Saint Benedict the Moor
Religious, patron of African missions · Feast April 4
Biography
Benedict the Moor, also known as Benedict of Palermo, Benedict the Black, or Benedict the African, was an Afro-Sicilian Franciscan friar. He was born to enslaved Africans in San Fratello, Sicily and freed at birth. He became known for his charity.
Feast day
April 4
Patronage
- African missions
- African Americans
- black missions
- black people
- Palermo
- San Fratello
- Acquedolci
- Sicily
Birth date
1526
Death date
1589-04-04
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
24 May 1807
Canonized by
Pope Pius VII
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q559356
Feast day of month
4