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Benedict
8th century bishop of Milan
SaintResearchedKingdom of the LombardsPre-congregation
Feast: 11 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
700
Died
725
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Milan, the deposition of Saint Benedict, bishop.
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 11 March as a bishop at Milan.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 11 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1153993 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Benedict (bishop of Milan) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.