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Saint Benedict of Nursia

France – 1980 Saint Benedict of Nursia (Saint Benoît, c. 480-547), the patron saint of Europe and founder of the Benedictine monastic order.
Design: Features a red-toned miniature of Saint Benedict, derived from a medieval manuscript in the Benedictine archives of Paris and engraved by Jacques Combet.

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