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Also known as

• Manettus
• Manetius
• Manetto

Memorial

• 17 February

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One of the Seven Founders of the Servants of Mary. Attended the Council of Lyons in 1246. Governed the Servites in the Tuscan province in 1260. Took the Servite Order to France at the request of King Saint Louis IX. Fourth prior-general of the Servites. Sent missionaries to Asia. Retired to turn authority over to Saint Philip Benizi.

Died

• 20 August 1268 of natural causes

Beatified

• 1 December 1717 by Pope Clement XI

Canonized

• 15 January 1888 by Pope Leo XIII

MLA Citation

• “Saint Benedict dell’Antella“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 March 2015. Web. 19 April 2024. <>