Benildus Romançon [SEP] canonization status
Benildus Romançon
Benildus Romançon, F.S.C., () (June 14, 1805 – August 13, 1862) was a French schoolteacher and member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is August 13.
Life.
He was born Pierre Romançon on June 14, 1805, in the town of Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, in France to a farming family. A small and fraillooking boy, he was not cut out physically to be
24/05/1900 by Pope Leo XIII. On 15/05/1950 Pope Pius XII proclaimed him "Patron of all Teachers of Youth". His feast is held on 15 May.
- – Benildus House
Benildus House was introduced by Bro. Alban Patrick in 1948 discontinuing John House. Bro Bénilde Romançon, F.S.C. was born on 14/06/1805 in Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, France. He did nothing extraordinary but carried out his daily tasks in the primary schools to perfection. He died on 13/08/1862. He was canonized on 29/10/1967 by Pope Paul