Ruth benedict
noun
1.
Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
2.
Saint, a.d. 480?–543? Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.
3.
Stanley Rossiter
[ros-i-ter] /ˈrɒs ɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1936, U.S. biochemist.
4.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blessed.”.
noun
1.
Saint. ?480–?547 ad, Italian monk: founded the Benedictine order at Monte Cassino in Italy in about 540 ad. His Regula Monachorum became the basis of the rule of all Western Christian monastic orders. Feast day: July 11 or March 14
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