Benedict of Alignan was a 13th-century Benedictine monk who served as the abbot of Nôtre Dame de la Grasse and later became the Bishop of Marseille. Born around 1200 in Alignan-du-Vent, he was active in both ecclesiastical leadership and military architecture. During his lifetime, he traveled to Palestine on two separate occasions, where he assisted the Knights Templar with the construction of the castle at Safed. He is recognized as a saint in the Catholic tradition.