Saint Benedict of Sebaste

Also known as

  • Benedict of Poitiers
  • Benedict of Quincay

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Bishop of Sebaste, Samaria. During the persecutions of Julian the Apostate, Benedict fled to Gaul. Hermit near Poitiers, France where he attracted so many would-be students that the monastery later known as Saint Benedict of Quincay grew up around his hermitage.

Died

Canonized

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Benedict of Sebaste“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 June 2018. Web. 25 April 2024. <>