Richard Meux Benson SSJE | |
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Born | 6 July 1824 London, England |
Died | 14 January 1915 Cowley, Oxford, England |
Venerated in | Anglican Church of Canada, Episcopal Church (United States) |
Feast | 15 January, 14 January |
Richard Meux Benson SSJE (6 July 1824 – 14 January 1915)[1] was a priest in the Church of England and founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, the first religious order of monks in the Anglican Communion since the Reformation. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Anglican Church of Canada on 15 January and on the Episcopal Church calendar on January 14 with Charles Gore.[2]