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Benignus
Archbishop of Milan
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 22 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
472
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Milan, Saint Benignus, bishop, who, in the great turmoil of the invasions, administered the Church entrusted to him with the utmost firmness and piety.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 22 November as a bishop of Milan who governed his Church firmly through the invasions.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3638206 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Benignus (bishop of Milan) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.