# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/benedict-the-moor
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:56:52.169Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/benedict-the-moor"
name: "Benedict the Moor"
slug: "benedict-the-moor"
description: "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."
tagline: "Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Capela_do_Divino_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo_em_Porto_Alegre_011-aa.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1526-03-31"
deathDate: "1589-04-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.54
  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.80822933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benedetto_il_Moro"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%AA_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1"
    title: "بنديكت مور"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benet_de_San_Fratello"
    title: "Benet de San Fratello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_%C4%8Cern%C3%BD"
    title: "Benedikt Černý"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_der_Mohr"
    title: "Benedikt der Mohr"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_the_Moor"
    title: "Benedict the Moor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikto_la_Afrikano"
    title: "Benedikto la Afrikano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_de_Palermo"
    title: "Benito de Palermo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_le_Maure"
    title: "Benoît le Maure"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bieito_de_Palermo"
    title: "Bieito de Palermo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_Moro"
    title: "Benedikt Moro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benediktus_Hitam"
    title: "Benediktus Hitam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedetto_da_San_Fratello"
    title: "Benedetto da San Fratello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%81%AE%E3%83%99%E3%83%8D%E3%83%87%E3%83%83%E3%83%88"
    title: "パレルモのベネデット"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%88"
    title: "سائو بندیتو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_de_Afrikaan"
    title: "Benedictus de Afrikaan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedykt_Massari"
    title: "Benedykt Massari"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedito%2C_o_Mouro"
    title: "Benedito, o Mouro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Binitu_Palermomanta"
    title: "San Binitu Palermomanta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80"
    title: "Бенедикт Мавр"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Binidittu_lu_Moru"
    title: "San Binidittu lu Moru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikto_Mwafrika"
    title: "Benedikto Mwafrika"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559356"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump