personal recount of St. Benedict Joseph
Hello, my name is Benedict Joseph. I was born in 1748 and I am the oldest of fifteen children.
I had very good education when I was a kid. I want to join the Trappists but I am rejected. The next day there is an epidemic. My uncle and I are helping the ill. My uncle is now dead because the epidemic affected him.I am now continuing my serch for a group. I was rejected for all the groups that I asked to join. finally I find a group who let me join, is their name the Carthusians. (Six weeks later), I have gone from the Carthusians and I am now a pilgrim. I am starting to practice poverty. I always carry a copy of the Bible with me.
I died in 1783 because of my state of health. My feast day is April 16.I was I was Beatified by pope Pius IX in May 20 1860 and Canonized by Pope Leo XIII in Dec. 8, 1881. I am the patron saint of Bachelors, the sick, people who are mentally ill, insane people, and homeless people.
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