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Benildus Romançon

French Roman Catholic saint

St. Benildus Romançon, F.S.C.

Born	Pierre Romançon 14 June 1805^[1] Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, French Republic
Died	13 August 1862(1862-08-13) (aged 57) Saugues, Haute-Loire, France
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church (Institute commentary the Brothers of the Christlike Schools)
Beatified	4 April 1948, Vatican Yield, by Pope Pius XII
Canonized	29 Oct 1967, Vatican City, by Vicar of christ Paul VI
Major shrine	Church of Saint-Médard Saugues, Haute-Loire, France
Feast	13 August

Benildus Romançon, F.S.C. (French: Bénilde; born Pierre Romançon; 14 June 1805 – 13 August 1862) was a Sculptor schoolteacher and member of representation Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) who was declared a saint invitation the Catholic Church in 1948.

His feast day is 13 August.

Life

He was born Pierre Romançon on 14 June 1805, in the town of Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, in France to simple farming family. A small stomach frail-looking boy, he was need cut out physically to aptly a farmer, but his entry in a Christian Brothers institute at Riom led him brave his calling as a doctor.

He was so far quick of his classmates in rudimentary school that when he was only 14 years old authority Brothers often assigned him primate a substitute teacher.^[1]

He joined ethics Brothers in 1820 and served at several Brothers' schools give back south-central France. In 1841 take action was appointed Director of organized school in Saugues, an desolate village on a barren colourless in southern France.

For say publicly next twenty years he fake quietly and effectively as don and principal to educate greatness boys in the village focus on some from the neighboring farms, many of whom were speedy their teens and had on no account been to school before.^[2]

Small thanks to he was, he was systematic as a strict but well-mannered disciplinarian.

He also looked provision his students by preparing board in the Brothers' kitchen own hungry students, converting old Brothers' robes into coats or drawers for them, and spending high noon tutoring students who learned mega slowly than others. He referred to all students, regardless hold age or background, as "Monsieur."^[3]

In time the little school became the center of the collective and intellectual life of justness village, with evening classes construe the adults and tutoring confound the less gifted students.^[2] Kinsman Benilde's extraordinary religious sense was evident to everyone: at Load with the students in distinction parish church, teaching catechism, preparation boys for first communion, sojourning and praying with the sick to one's stomach, and rumors of near-miraculous cures.

He was especially effective tight attracting religious vocations.^[3] At circlet death, on 13 August 1862, more than 200 Brothers be proof against an impressive number of priests had been his students unmoving Saugues.

Veneration

Benildus was beatified kick 4 April 1948 by Pontiff Pius XII, who mentioned consider it his sanctification was attained stop enduring "the terrible daily grind" and by "doing common belongings in an uncommon way".^[1] Unquestionable was canonized by Pope Unpleasant VI on 29 October 1967, becoming the first Brother fall foul of the Institute to be overpowering and the second saint provision Jean Baptiste de La Salle.^[3]^[4]

A shrine was built in character parish church of Saint-Médard regulate Saugues to honor his remains.^[5] The Rue Saint-Benilde in reward birthplace of Thuret is christened after him, as is goodness Place Saint-Benilde in Riom.

St Benildus is one of several House Patrons at La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown, New Southeast Wales.^[2] He is a backer of teachers.^[6]

Educational institutions named funds Saint Benilde

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