Benedict of Skalka
Saint Benedict of Skalka | |
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St. Benedict of Skalka and St. Andrew Zorard | |
| Born | 10th century Nitra, Kingdom of Hungary (modern day: Slovakia) |
| Died | 1012 Zobor Mountain near Nitra, Kingdom of Hungary (modern day: Slovakia) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1083 or 1085 by Pope Gregory VII |
| Major shrine | St. Emmeram's Cathedral |
| Feast | 1 May; 13 June or 17 July on some calendars |
| Patronage | Sailors of the Váh River, Diocese of Nitra, Diocese of Tarnów, St. Andrew Abbey in Cleveland, Ss. Andrew & Benedict in Detroit |
Benedict of Skalka or Szkalka (Hungarian: Zoborhegyi Szent Benedek, Slovak: Svätý Benedikt pustovník) (10th century –d. 1012), born Stojislav in Nitra, Hungarian Kingdom (modern day Slovakia), was a Benedictine monk, now venerated as a saint. He became a hermit and lived an austere life in a cave along the Vah River. Benedict was strangled to death in 1012 by a gang of robbers looking for treasure. He is venerated in Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and the emigrant diasporas in the United States.