The only family member of St. Benedict's that is well know is his twin sister, Scholastica. Like Benedict, she too, is a Saint.
His real name is actually Benedict Arnold the Sixth. His father and his father's father and his father's father's father and os on are name Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold's father was also named Benedict Arnold. They were both named after his great-grandfather, who was the president of Rhode Island.
Benedict is the father of western monasticism.
Josef Ratzinger, Senior, was the father of Pope Benedict XVI.
We know that Benedict's father was a member of the nobility but we do not know how wealthy he might have been.
Saint Benedict is known as the 'Father of Western Monasticism.'
His father was Josef Ratzinger, Sr.
His father was a police officer.
Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741.
Pope Benedict XVI is the current Holy Father.
Pope Benedict was never married nor did he father any children.
Joseph Ratzinger Sr. is his father. His mother's name was Maria (nee Peintner) Ratzinger