Benedict of Soracte

{{Short description|10th-century Italian monk and chronicler}}

Benedict of Soracte (Benedict of St. Andrew) was a tenth-century Italian chronicler, a monk at the monastery on Mount Soracte. The Catholic Encyclopedia article on Ecclesiastical Annals dates his chronicle to 968, but notes that it "unfortunately, is filled with legends".[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01531b.htm Ecclesiastical Annals; Annals in Italy]