Benedict of Alignan
Deceased Person
– 1268
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Who was Benedict of Alignan?
The Blessed Benedict of Alignan was Benedictine abbot of Nôtre Dame de la Grasse and Bishop of Marseille.
He twice visited Palestine, where he helped the Knights Templar build the great castle of Safet.
He founded a short-lived order, the Brothers of the Virgin, which was suppressed by the Council of Lyon, and died a Franciscan. His writings include a letter to Pope Innocent IV, De constructione Castri Saphet, and De Summa Trinitate et Fide Catholica in Decretalibus.
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