Set in Buenos Aires, 1.4 mi from Palermo Lakes and 1.6 mi from Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens, San Benito de Palermo offers air-conditioned accommodations with a balcony and free WiFi. This apartment is 2 mi from Buenos Aires Eco-Park and 2.2 mi from Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires MALBA.
Where does the name San Benito come from?
Etymology. “San Benito” is the Spanish name of either Benedict the Moor or Benedict of Nursia. An alternative etymology by Covarrubias and former editions of the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española has it from saco bendito (“blessed sack”). Américo Castro “proved that it does not come from saco bendito “.
Is the sanbenito the same as the sambenito?
The sanbenito should not be confused with the yellow robes worn by some monks; which are also garments related to penitence and which is one reason that caused the Inquisition to prefer common woollen dyed yellow with red crosses for the sambenito.
What was the sanbenito in the Spanish Inquisition?
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Sanbenito ( Spanish: sambenito; Catalan: gramalleta, sambenet) was a penitential garment that was used especially during the Spanish Inquisition.