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Benedict of San Philadelphio, Saint
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02472b.htmAlso known as Benedict the Moor. Born in Italy to Christian slaves from Ethiopia, St. Benedict joined an association of hermits, and when that was dissolved, became a Franciscan Recollect.
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