Hieromartyr
Benignus of Todi
A priest of Todi, slain for Christ in 303.
- Feast
- February 13old style February 26
- Reposed
- 3034th century
- Place
- Todi
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Benignus of Todi was a priest at Todi in Umbria in Italy and was put to death for Christ in Diocletian's persecution, around 303. He is one of the 140 saints of the colonnade of Saint Peter's Square.
The sources available to us preserve no other details of his life. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 13 February (new style).
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Zosima TrubachevHieromartyr · ArchpriestFeb 13
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