Moor Catholic Church, established in 1874 and located in the Historical District of Savannah, Georgia, is the oldest Catholic Church for African Americans in Georgia and one of the oldest in the Southeastern United States. Churches named for him have been founded in Columbus, Georgia and St. Augustine, Florida. Veneration of Benedict is spread throughout Latin America, from Mexico through Argentina. In Venezuela, particularly, his devotion is spread through the country's various states, and he is celebrated on many different dates, according to the local traditions. Gallery See also List of Catholic saints Incorruptibility References Further reading Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. . St Benedict the Moor Church in Dayton, Ohio. On February 2, 2003, the parish community of St. James/Resurrection broke ground on eleven acres of property at the corner of Liscum Drive and McLin Parkway (State Route 35). St. Benedict the Moor celebrated on May 14, 2005, the opening of their church and the "homecoming" of a faith journey that started many years ago . External links StBenedicttheMoor.org Saints.SQPN.com: St Benedict Biography Anja's Art: St. Benedict Wood Sculpture 1526 births 1589 deaths People from San Fratello Italian hermits Italian Friars Minor Burials in Sicily Sicilian saints Canonized Roman Catholic religious brothers People celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar 16th-century Christian saints Franciscan saints Incorrupt saints Canonizations by Pope Pius VII Religious leaders from the Province of Messina African diaspora in Italy African-American Roman Catholicism Beatifications by Pope Benedict XIV