Saint Benezet the Bridge Builder
Also known as
- Benezet of Hermillon
- Benedict…
- Bennet…
- Benet…
- Benoit…
Profile
Shepherd. During an eclipse he received a vision telling him to build a bridge over the Rhone at Avignon; angels would watch his flocks while he was gone. When the church and civil officials refused to help him, he lifted a huge stone into place, and announced it would be the start of the foundation; eighteen miracles occurred, the officials recanted, and the bridge was built. Legendary founder of the bridge-building brotherhoods.
Born
- boy carrying a large stone on his shoulder
MLA Citation
- “Saint Benezet the Bridge Builder“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 June 2020. Web. 21 January 2021. <>