Benincasa (surname)

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Benincasa is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Carmine Benincasa professor

Carmine Benincasa is an Italian art critic and art historian professor.

Pius Anthony Benincasa was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo from 1964-1986.

Sara Benincasa American comedian, writer and radio talk show host

Sara Benincasa is an American comedian and author.


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Blessed Benincasa da Montepulciano was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Servite Order. He lived as a hermit in Siena his entire life since he joined the order as a teenager and dedicated himself to a quiet life of servitude to God in contemplation despite still receiving visitors and orders from his superiors.

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