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Bosio, Antonio Bosio, Antonio- Known as "The Columbus of the Catacombs", b. in the island of Malta about the year 1576; d. 1629. Berengarius of Tours Berengarius of Tours- Born at Tours about 999; died on the island of St. Cosme, near that city, in 1088. Bercheure, Pierre Bercheure, Pierre- French Benedictine. (1290-1362) Berault-Bercastel, Antoine Henri de Berault-Bercastel, Antoine Henri de- A writer of church history, b. 22 November, 1720, at Briey, Lorraine; d. about 1794 at Noyon, France. Berardi, Carbo Sebastiano Berardi, Carbo Sebastiano- Canonist. (1719-1768) Benzoni, Girolamo Benzoni, Girolamo- Writer, born at Milan about 1519. Benziger, Joseph Charles Benziger, Joseph Charles- Founder of the Catholic publishing house that bears his name. (1762-1841) Bentney, William Bentney, William- An English Jesuit priest born in Cheshire, 1609; died 30 October, 1692. Benoît, Michel Benoît, Michel- Born at Autun (or Dijon), France, 8 October, 1715; died at Peking, 23 October, 1774, a Jesuit scientist, for thirty years in the service of Kien Lung, Emperor of C… Benin Benin- Vicariate Apostolic on the coast of Benin. Burke, Thomas Nicholas Burke, Thomas Nicholas- Dominican orator. (1830-1882) Bengy, Anatole de Bengy, Anatole de- A martyr of the French Commune. (1824-1871) Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna Bengtsson, Jöns Oxenstjerna- Archbishop of Upsala, Sweden, b. 1417; d. in 1467. Benevento, Archdiocese of Benevento, Archdiocese of- The principal city of the province of the same name in Campania. Benettis, Jeremiah Benettis, Jeremiah- Friar Minor Capuchin and historical writer, d. in 1774. Benefit of Clergy Benefit of Clergy- The exemption from the jurisdiction of the secular courts, which in England, in the Middle Ages, was accorded to clergymen. Benefice Benefice- Popularly the term is often understood to denote either certain property destined for the support of ministers of religion, or a spiritual office or function, such as th… Benedictus Polonus Benedictus Polonus- A medieval Friar Minor missionary and traveller. (c. 1245) Benedictional Benedictional- A book containing a collection of benedictions or blessings in use in the Church. Benedicti, Jean Benedicti, Jean- A Franciscan theologian of the sixteenth century belonging to the Observantine Province of Tours and Poitiers. Benedict XIII, Pope Benedict XIII, Pope- Reigned 1724-1730. Burke, Thomas Burke, Thomas- Bishop of Ossory, b. at Dublin, Ireland, about 1709; d. at Kilkenny, 25 September, 1776. Benedict X Benedict X- The bearer of this name was an antipope in the days of Nicholas II, 1056-61. Benedict VIII, Pope Benedict VIII, Pope- The first of the Tusculan popes. Date of birth unknown; d. 9 April, 1024. Burke, Edmund Burke, Edmund- First Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia. (1753-1820) Benedict VII, Pope Benedict VII, Pope- Date of birth unknown; d. c. October, 983. Benedict VI, Pope Benedict VI, Pope- Benedict, Cardinal-Deacon of St. Theodore, a Roman and the son of Hildebrand, was elected as the successor of John XIII. Benedict V, Pope Benedict V, Pope- Date of birth unknown; died 4 July, 965. Benedict IV, Pope Benedict IV, Pope- A Roman and the son of Mammalus, became pope in the first half of 900. Benedict III, Pope Benedict III, Pope- Date of birth unknown; d. 17 April, 858.