It is related of this saint that he received instructions from an angel to construct a stone bridge over the Rhone against Avignon, in order to put an end to the numerous accidents
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It is related of this saint that he received instructions from an angel to construct a stone bridge over the Rhone against Avignon, in order to put an end to the numerous accidents which had occurred at this dangerous point. He is represented in art carrying an enormous stone upon his shoulder.
Keep their day. Remember them on April 14 with a short prayer, and ask for their help.
It is related of this saint that he received instructions from an angel to construct a stone bridge over the Rhone against Avignon, in order to put an end to the numerous accidents which had occurred at this dangerous point. He is represented in art carrying an enormous stone upon his shoulder.
Feast: April 14
One short email a day for nine days. The day's prayer, a line from St. Benet of the Bridge's story, and a nudge to keep going.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain in the United States. Reproduced unedited, except for short bracketed notes in grey that we added to explain names and terms (“S.” is the old abbreviation for Saint). Some history and judgments reflect 19th-century scholarship.