to Catholicism, who was resident in Rome at the time of St. Benedict's death. A cult grew up around him very soon after his death; he was declared Blessed by Blessed Pius IX in 1860, and canonized by Pope Leo XIII in 1881. Benedict is patron saint of the homeless. His feast day is observed on April 16. See also Saint Malachy's Church, Belfast. Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Parish, Richmond Hill, New York. St. Labre Indian Catholic High School Eucharistic adoration List of Catholic saints Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, patron saint archive Benedict Labre House, a lay apostolate in Montreal References Sources Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. . De la Gorce, Agnes. St Benedict Joseph Labre. London: Sheed & Ward, 1952 External links Guild of St. Benedict Joseph Labre website 1748 births 1783 deaths People from Pas-de-Calais Beggars 18th-century French people Members of the Third Order of Saint Francis French Roman Catholic saints 18th-century Christian saints Canonizations by Pope Leo XIII Deaths by starvation