Saint Philip Benitius OSM (Philip Benizi de Damiani) (†1285) was a general superior of the Order of the Servites, and credited with reviving the order. According to tradition, he encountered with an eighteen-year-old Peregrine Laziosi, the son of a Ghibelline leader, who was abusive towards Philip. However, Philip's meeting with the initially antagonistic youth inspired Peregrine to later join the Servites and lead a life of virtue that led to his canonization as a Saint. Pope Leo X had beatified him in 1516; and Pope Clement X canonized him as a saint in 1671. His feast day is celebrated on August 23.
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