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{{Infobox saint
|name= Saint Bénézet
|honorific_prefix = [[Saint]]
|name= Bénézet
|birth_date= c. 1163
|birth_date= c. 1163
|death_date= 1184
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|venerated_in= [[Roman Catholic Church]]
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|image= Saint Bénézet, Notre Dame des Doms, Avignon.jpg
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|caption= The statue of Saint Bénézet in [[Avignon Cathedral|Notre Dame des Doms]], Avignon
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|caption= The statue of St Bénézet in Notre Dame des Doms in Avignon
|birth_place= [[Hermillon]], [[Savoy]], [[France]]
|birth_place= [[Hermillon]], [[Savoy]], [[France]]
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[[File:Pont Saint-Bénezet - summer 2011.jpg|right|thumb|The north side of the [[Pont Saint-Bénézet]] with the Chapel of Saint Nicholas]]
'''Saint Bénézet'''<ref>Bénézet is a [[Occitan language|Provençal]] variant of the name "[[Benedict (given name)|Benedict]]"</ref> (''Benedict, Benezet, Benet, Benoît, the Bridge-Builder''), (ca. 1163–1184) is a [[saint]] of the [[Catholic Church]], considered the founder of the [[Bridge-Building Brotherhood]]. [[Christianity|Christian]] tradition states that he was a [[shepherd]] boy who saw a vision during an [[solar eclipse|eclipse]] in 1177. This told him to build a bridge over the [[Rhône River]] at [[Avignon]].
'''Bénézet'''<ref>Bénézet is a [[Occitan language|Provençal]] variant of the name "[[Benedict (given name)|Benedict]]"</ref> (also '''Benedict, Benezet, Benet, Benoît'''; c. 1163 – 1184) is a [[saint]] of the [[Catholic Church]].


==Biography==
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He was told that [[angel]]s would watch over his flocks in his absence. He built the bridge single-handedly; ecclesiastical and civil authorities refused to help him. Bénézet, it is said, lifted a huge stone into place, and announced it would be the start of the foundation.
Christian tradition states that he was a [[shepherd]] boy who had a [[Vision (spirituality)|vision]] during an [[solar eclipse|eclipse]] in 1177, which led him to build a bridge over the [[Rhône River]] at [[Avignon]].
This would become the [[Pont Saint-Bénézet]].


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He was told that [[angel]]s would watch over his flocks in his absence. He built the bridge single-handedly, as ecclesiastical and civil authorities refused to help him. Bénézet, it is said, lifted a huge stone into place, and announced it would be the start of the foundation. This would become the [[Pont Saint-Bénézet]].
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According to the legend, there were shouts of "Miracle! Miracle!" when Bénézet had laid the first stone. Eighteen miracles occurred in total: the blind had their vision restored, the deaf could hear again, cripples could walk; and hunchbacks had their backs straightened.


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According to the legend, there were shouts of "Miracle! Miracle!" when Bénézet had laid the first stone. Eighteen miracles occurred during this incident, including the blind having their sight restored, the deaf hearing again, cripples walking, and hunchbacks had their backs straightened.
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Bénézet thus won support for his project from wealthy sponsors who formed themselves into a Bridge Brotherhood to fund its construction.

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Bénézet thus won support for his project from wealthy sponsors who, it is claimed, formed themselves into the [[Bridge-Building Brotherhood]] to fund the bridge’s construction.


==Veneration==
==Veneration==
After his death, Bénézet was interred on the bridge itself, in a small chapel dedicated to [[Saint Nicholas]], [[patron saint]] of mariners, standing on one of the bridge's surviving piers on the Avignon side. His [[relics]] were enshrined there until 1669, when a flood washed away part of the bridge. His coffin, recovered, was opened and the body of Bénézet was found to be [[incorrupt]]. The relics were [[translation (relics)|translated]] to [[Avignon Cathedral]] and thence to the [[Celestines|Celestine]] church of Saint Didier. The remains of the bridge are still a [[pilgrimage]] site.<ref>*Gross, Ernie. ''This Day in Religion''. New York: Neil-Schuman Publishers, 1990. {{ISBN|1-55570-045-4}}.</ref>
After his death, Bénézet was interred on the bridge itself, in a small chapel dedicated to [[Saint Nicholas]], [[patron saint]] of mariners, standing on one of the bridge's surviving piers on the Avignon side. His [[relics]] were enshrined there until 1669, when a flood washed away part of the bridge. His coffin, recovered, was opened and the body of Bénézet was found to be [[Incorruptibility|incorrupt]]. The relics were [[translation (relics)|translated]] to [[Avignon Cathedral]] and thence to the [[Celestines|Celestine]] church of Saint Didier. The remains of the bridge are still a [[pilgrimage]] site.<ref>*Gross, Ernie. ''This Day in Religion''. New York: Neil-Schuman Publishers, 1990. {{ISBN|1-55570-045-4}}.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Catholic saints]]
*[[List of Catholic saints]]
*The [[Incorruptibility|Incorruptibles]], a list of Catholic saints and beati whose bodies are reported to be incorrupt; that is, the bodies did not undergo any major decay after their burial and hence are considered to be under some form of divine protection.


==References==
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105133141/http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0414.shtml#bene Saints of April 14: Bénézet ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105133141/http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0414.shtml#bene Saints of April 14: Bénézet ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214133148/http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb22.htm Bénézet]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214133148/http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb22.htm Bénézet]
*{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.palais-des-papes.com/pages/ponthistoire.html L'histoire du Pont St Bénezet]
*{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.palais-des-papes.com/pages/ponthistoire.html L'histoire du Pont St Bénezet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517101554/http://www.palais-des-papes.com/pages/ponthistoire.html |date=2013-05-17 }}


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Latest revision as of 09:21, 12 April 2024

For other uses, see Benezet (disambiguation).
Saint

Bénézet
The statue of Saint Bénézet in Notre Dame des Doms, Avignon
Bornc. 1163
Hermillon, Savoy, France
Died1184
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
FeastApril 14
Attributesportrayed as a boy carrying a large stone on his shoulder
PatronageAvignon; bachelors; bridge-builders
The north side of the Pont Saint-Bénézet with the Chapel of Saint Nicholas

Bénézet[1] (also Benedict, Benezet, Benet, Benoît; c. 1163 – 1184) is a saint of the Catholic Church.

Biography

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Christian tradition states that he was a shepherd boy who had a vision during an eclipse in 1177, which led him to build a bridge over the Rhône River at Avignon.

He was told that angels would watch over his flocks in his absence. He built the bridge single-handedly, as ecclesiastical and civil authorities refused to help him. Bénézet, it is said, lifted a huge stone into place, and announced it would be the start of the foundation. This would become the Pont Saint-Bénézet.

According to the legend, there were shouts of "Miracle! Miracle!" when Bénézet had laid the first stone. Eighteen miracles occurred during this incident, including the blind having their sight restored, the deaf hearing again, cripples walking, and hunchbacks had their backs straightened.

Bénézet thus won support for his project from wealthy sponsors who, it is claimed, formed themselves into the Bridge-Building Brotherhood to fund the bridge’s construction.

Veneration

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After his death, Bénézet was interred on the bridge itself, in a small chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of mariners, standing on one of the bridge's surviving piers on the Avignon side. His relics were enshrined there until 1669, when a flood washed away part of the bridge. His coffin, recovered, was opened and the body of Bénézet was found to be incorrupt. The relics were translated to Avignon Cathedral and thence to the Celestine church of Saint Didier. The remains of the bridge are still a pilgrimage site.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bénézet is a Provençal variant of the name "Benedict"
  2. ^ *Gross, Ernie. This Day in Religion. New York: Neil-Schuman Publishers, 1990. ISBN 1-55570-045-4.
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