Saint Memmius
Saint Memmius | |
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Roman Catholic Church | |
| Feast | 5 August |
Saint Memmius (
diocese.[1]
According to tradition, Memmius was a Roman citizen who was consecrated by Saint Peter and sent to Gaul to convert the people there to Christianity.[2]
However, according to
Veneration
Saint Gregory of Tours writes that while traveling through Châlons, his servant fell sick from fever. Gregory prayed at Memmius' tomb and by the next morning Gregory's servant had been cured.[3] Memmius' immediate successors, Donatian and Domitian, were also venerated as saints.[3]
References
- ^ "St. Memmius - Saints & Angels".
- ^ "Aug 5". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ a b c d Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints (J. Duffy, 1866), 103.
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