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  • Is not the body of Saint Benoit himself in France, in the abbey of Fleury, called Saint Benoit-sur-Loire, although he died in Italy at Mont-Cassin, on Saturday, the 21st of the month of March, of the year 543?

    Les Miserables, Volume II, Cosette 1862

  • Is not the body of Saint Benoit himself in France, in the abbey of Fleury, called

    Les Miserables 2008

  • On one side Saint Benoit, on the other the inspector of public ways!

    Les Miserables 2008

  • And the head-dress at Easter, -- she looks like the steeple of Saint Benoit in it.

    The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

  • The patrol had transported Sermaise to the prison of Saint Benoit, where he lay all night.

    The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918

  • Essai sur l'origine, la signification et les privileges de la medaille ou croix de Saint Benoit, 12mo (Poitiers, 1862); L'Eglise romaine contre les accusations du P. Gratry (Le Mans, 1870); Deuxieme defense (Paris, 1870); Troisieme defense, Eng. tr.,

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • And so he held fast to his post on the fifth floor of the house in the Rue Saint Benoit, a standing marvel to the world of letters for all time.

    Diderot and the Encyclopaedists Morley, John, 1838-1923 1905

  • In those times the order organized by Saint Benoit (Benedictus) was the most important factor in the civilization and material prosperity of the country.

    The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881

  • On one side Saint Benoit, on the other the inspector of public ways!

    Les Miserables, Volume II, Cosette 1862

  • In other words, they were the subjects, not of Saint Bernard, but of Saint Benoit.

    Les Miserables, Volume II, Cosette 1862

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