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Benedict the Moor

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Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily

Lived 1526 to 1589 · aged 63
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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.

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Acquedolci; Sicily Mother Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption church with the statue of Saint Benedict the MoorAcquedolci; Sicily Mother Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption church with the statue of Saint Benedict the Moor

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Lived 1526 to 1589 · aged 63
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