Saint Benedict Crispus of Milan

Memorial

• 11 March

Profile

Archbishop of Milan, Italy from 681 until his death 45 years later. Wrote the epitaph for King Caedwalla of Wessex.

Died

• 725 of natural causes
• interred in the basilica of Saint Ambrose in Milan, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Benedict Crispus of Milan“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 March 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>