Benignus
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The male first name Benignus may refer to one of the following saints:
- Benignus of TodiBenignus of TodiBenignus was a martyr at Todi, Umbria, in 303, under the persecution of Diocletian.Benignus is one of the 140 Colonnade saints which adorn St. Peter's Square.-References:...
(d.303), in Todi - Benignus of MilanBenignus (bishop of Milan)Benignus 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.-Life:Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Benignus. He was probably born to a noble family of Milan and he studied in Rome...
, bishop of Milan 465-472 - Benignus of DijonBenignus of DijonSaint Benignus of Dijon was a martyr honored as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon, Burgundy . His feast falls, with All Saints, on November 1; his name stands under this date in the Martyrology of St. Jerome. No particulars concerning the person and life of Benignus were...
(3rd century), in Gallic territory - Benignus of ArmaghBenignus of ArmaghSaint Benignus of Armagh was the son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of Ireland which is now County Meath. He was baptised into the Catholic faith by St. Patrick, and became his favourite disciple and his coadjutor in the Diocese of Armagh around AD 450...
(5th century), in Ireland