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French Roman Catholic saint

St. Benildus Romançon, F.S.C.
Born	Pierre Romançon 14 June 1805[1] Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, French Republic
Died	13 August 1862(1862-08-13) (aged 57) Saugues, Haute-Loire, France
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church (Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools)
Beatified	4 April 1948, Vatican City, by Pope Pius XII
Canonized	29 October 1967, Vatican City, by Pope Paul VI
Major shrine	Church of Saint-Médard Saugues, Haute-Loire, France
Feast	13 August

Benildus Romançon, F.S.C. (French: Bénilde; born Pierre Romançon; 14 June 1805 – 13 August 1862) was a French schoolteacher and member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) who was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 1948.

He studied at the Christian Brothers school at Riom and joined them in , taking the name Benilde, after he had been refused two years earlier.

These are two of the very earliest biographies of John Baptist de La Salle by authors who knew him personally.

SAINT BENILDE Benilde Romancon was born at Thuret, France on June 13, and christened Peter.

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His feast day is 13 August.

Life

He was born Pierre Romançon on 14 June 1805, in the town of Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, in France to a farming family. A small and fr