Benedict

(St.,) (běn'e-dikt,) the founder of the Benedictine order, B. in Italy, in 480, early attracted notoriety by his austerity of life, and his reputed power of effecting miracles. After founding several fraternities, B. established himself on Monte Ca ino. The old temple of Apollo and its grove were destroyed, and in their place arose the famous Benedictine monastery, the centre of a system which rapidly spread over the W. of Europe. D. 543. Benedict I., Pope; s. John III., 575; D. 578. -B. II., 8. Leo II., 684; D. 685.-B. III., s. Leo IV., 855; D. 858. B. IV., s. John IX., 900; D. 003. -B. V., s. John XII., 961; and was appointed by the Romans in opposition to Leo VIII. The Emperor Otho reduced Rome by famine andB. was exiled. D. 965.-B. VI., s. John XIII., 972. He was put to death by the Romans, 974. - B. VII., 8. Donus II., or B. VI., 975; D. 984.-B. VIII., s. Sergius IV., 1012; D. 1024.-B. IX., s. John XIX., 1034. His vices and oppre ive rule caused him to be deposed, 1048; D. 1054.-B. X., s. Stephen IX., 1058, but his election was annulled by the Council of Sienna, and he was compelled to give up the tiara to Nicholas II., 1059.B. XI, s. Boniface VIII., 1303; D. 1301.- B. XII., a French man, s. John XXII., 1331, and was the 3d pope who reigned at Avignon; D. 1342.-B. XIII., Cardinal Orsini, s. Innocent XIII., 1724; D. 1731.-B. XIV., Cardinal Lambert in i, born 1675, s. Clement XII., 1740. He reformed abuses, introduced good regulations, cultivated letters, encouraged men of learning, and was a munificent patron of the fine arts. D. 1758. Ben'edict, JULIUS, a German composer and pianist, B. at Stuttgart, 1804. His pp. productions are the operas of The Gipsy's Warning, The Brides of Venice, The Crusaders, and The Lily of Killarney. [s. 88] IMG:p0117_0.jpg:Gravür