Benjamin

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also known as the Old Jew, the hermit, Old Jew, Benjamin Eleazar, Old Jew of the Mountain

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Ancient hermit living on the desert mesa; claims to have been mistaken six centuries ago for a relative named Leibowitz; his impossible age implies he is the same wandering pilgrim encountered by Francis in Part I.

In A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr., 1960)