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Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Benedict was extremely common, particularly among churchmen and monks. A famous Benedict was St Benedict of Nursia in Italy (480 to 547 AD) who wrote a Rule to govern the lives of monks in monasteries.

There were many other Benedicts and the name was even adopted by Jews with the Hebrew name "Baruch", since this was difficult for Europeans to pronounce - both names mean "blessed".

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