Literary notes about benedict (AI summary)
In literature the name "Benedict" functions as a versatile literary signifier, evoking both revered historical figures and dramatic characters. It appears to denote high ecclesiastical authority—ranging from references to popes and saints, such as in accounts of Benedict XIV and the Rule of St. Benedict [1, 2]—to figures whose legacies involve foundation and leadership, like Benedict Biscop [3, 4]. At the same time, the name conveys a more complex social or moral charge when assigned to controversial or traitorous individuals, exemplified by the recurring allusions to Benedict Arnold [5, 6]. Authors also employ "Benedict" in dialogues and corporate names, thereby enhancing authenticity and grounding narratives in recognizable cultural or historical traditions [7, 8].
- Benedict XIV, was a learned man, very amiable, and fond of a joke.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - St. Benedict's experience of the hermit's life convinced him that there was a surer and better road to religious peace of mind.
— from Early European History by Hutton Webster - One of these noble builders was Benedict Biscop, founder of the twin monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow.
— from English Villages by P. H. Ditchfield - In Bede's “History of the Abbots,” we are told that he gave eight hides of land for a MS. which Benedict Biscop had brought from Rome.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Saint the Venerable Bede - Benedict Arnold had hurried from Crown Point to lay his grievances before the commander-in-chief.
— from Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 6 (of 8) The United States of North America, Part I - A body of sixteen hundred men under Benedict Arnold had ravaged the country of the James and burned Richmond in January of this same year.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan - "Precede me to the Palace, Father Benedict," he said.
— from The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay - "Leave him alone, Sir Benedict," added Crowleigh.
— from Heiress of Haddon by W. E. (William Elliott) Doubleday
