Benignus |
Francis I accorded him a warm reception and gave him the Abbey of St. Benignus at Dijon.
Besides its martyred bishops, Syracuse claims other Christian martyrs, such as St. Benignus and St. Eugarius (204), St. Bassianus (270); and the martyrdom of the deacon Euplus and the virgin St. Lucy under Diocletian are thought to be historical.
It is probable he came to Kerry soon after the mission of St. Benignus, who was sent by St. Patrick in 450 to preach to the tribes of West Munster.