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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. (Full article...)

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Patronage: Sailors of the Vah River, Diocese of Nitra, Diocese of Tarnów, St. Andrew Abbey in Cleveland, Ss. Andrew & Benedict in Detroit