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Philip Benizi, Saint
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Confessor; fifth general of the Servite Order; born Florence, 1233; died Todi, Italy, 1285. He exhibited a startling precocity in learning, studied at the University of Paris, finished his medical course at Padua, and practised medicine in Florence for one year. Obeying a vision of the Blessed Virgin, he entered the Servite Order, 1253, and was elected superior general, 1267. He assisted at the Council of Lyons, 1274, where he possessed the gift of tongues; and acted as peace-maker between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines. Canonized, 1671. Relics at Todi. Feast, Roman Calendar, August 23,.
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Entry for 'Philip Benizi, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/philip-benizi-saint.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Philip Benizi, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/philip-benizi-saint.html. 1910.
