Benedict 1049789 225499795 2008-07-14T00:47:07Z Velho 158002 {{wiktionary}} '''Benedict''' may refer to: ==People== ===Saints=== *[[Benedict of Aniane]] *[[Benedict Biscop]] *[[Bénézet|Benedict the Bridge-Builder]] also known as Bénézet *[[Benedict Crispus]] *[[Benedict Joseph Labre]] *[[Benedict the Moor]], also known as Benedict the Black *[[Benedict of Nursia]], the founder of the [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine Order]] and thereby of [[Western world|Western]] [[monasticism]] ===Popes=== *[[Pope Benedict I]] *[[Pope Benedict II]] also a saint *[[Pope Benedict III]] *[[Pope Benedict IV]] *[[Pope Benedict V]] *[[Pope Benedict VI]] *[[Pope Benedict VII]] *[[Pope Benedict VIII]] *[[Pope Benedict IX]] *[[Pope Benedict XI]] *[[Pope Benedict XII]] *[[Pope Benedict XIII]] *[[Pope Benedict XIV]] *[[Pope Benedict XV]] *[[Pope Benedict XVI]] - current Pontiff ===Antipopes=== *[[Antipope Benedict X]] *[[Antipope Benedict XIII]] *[[Antipope Benedict XIV]] ===Other=== *[[Benedict Arnold]], American general *[[Ruth Fulton Benedict]] American anthropologist *[[Clare Benedict]] American author *[[Dirk Benedict]] (pseudonym) American actor *[[Jules Jacques Benois Benedict]], American architect *[[Stanley Rossiter Benedict]], the American chemist who invented Benedict's reagent, a test for reducing sugars. *[[Joseph Benedict Chifley]], Ben Chifley, former Prime Minister of Australia *[[Sir Julius Benedict]] English composer and conductor *[[Benedict Carpenter]] British artist *[[Benedict Roezl]] Czech botanist ===Fictional=== *Bénédict the title character in Berlioz's opera ''[[Béatrice et Bénédict]]'' *Benedick, a character from Shakespeare's ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. The character is the source of the word of the word "benedict", meaning a newly married man who has long been a bachelor. *Benedict of Amber, ''[[The Chronicles of Amber]]'' ==Places== *[[Benedict College]], South Carolina, USA *[[Benedict Glacier]], on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada *[[Benedict, Kansas]], USA *[[Benedict, Nebraska]], USA *[[San Benedicto Island]], Mexico *[[St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School]], Ontario, Canada *[[Benedikt (Slovenia)]], a municipality in Slovenia * [[Benedict (crater)]], a lunar crater ==Miscellaneous== * [[Eggs Benedict]], a breakfast dish * [[Benedict's reagent]], a test for aldehydes in Chemistry ==See also== *[[São Bento]], Portuguese for Saint Benedict *[[Benediction]] *[[Benedictine Order]] {{disambig}} [[ca:Benet]] [[cs:Benedikt (rozcestník)]] [[hr:Benedikt]] [[it:Benedetto#Persone]] [[la:Benedictus (nomen)]] [[nl:Benedictus]] [[no:Benedikt#Se_ogs.C3.A5]] [[pl:Benedict]] [[ksh:Benedikt (Watt ėßß datt?)]] [[ru:Венедикт]] [[sk:Benedikt#Nositelia_mena]] [[sl:Benedikt (razločitev)]] [[sr:Бенедикт]]