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Benignus
Archbishop of Milan
SaintPre-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
Benignus (Italian: Benigno) was Archbishop of Milan from 465 to 472. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is September 20.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q3638206 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Benignus (bishop of Milan) (CC BY-SA)
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