Benignus of Dijon [SEP] canonization status
Benignus of Dijon
Saint Benignus of Dijon () was a martyr honored as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon, Burgundy (Roman "Divio"). His feast falls, with All Saints, on November 1; his name stands under this date in the "Martyrology of St. Jerome". 
Life.
No particulars concerning the person and life of Benignus were known at Dijon. He may have been a missionary priest from Lyon, martyred at Epagny near Dijon. Johann Peter Kirsch says,
St. Benignus in Dijon. He played the organ during 36 years, until his death.
In 1919, he was appointed as professor of piano at the Conservatory of Dijon and this position he held for 25 years.
He died in Dijon on . André Fleury took over from him in 1949 as organist at the Cathedral of St. Benignus and professor of piano at the Conservatory of Dijon.
Among his students were Michel Chapuis and Ralph L. Grosvenor.
His grandson, Michel Poillot, is the organist of the Basilica