Richard Meux Benson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Meux Benson

Anglican priest

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1824

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1915

Profession: monk

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Richard Meux Benson (6 July 1824 – 14 January 1915) was a priest in the Church of England and founder of the Society of St.
John the Evangelist, the first religious order of monks in the Anglican Communion since the Reformation.
He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Anglican Church of Canada on 15 January and of the Episcopal Church (USA) on 16 January.