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Brice of Tours
bishop of Tours
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Feast: 13 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
397
Died
444
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Tours in Gallia Lugdunensis, now in France, Saint Brice, bishop, who, disciple of Saint Martin, succeeded his master and for forty-seven years repeatedly faced various adversities.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 13 November as the disciple and successor of Saint Martin at Tours, bishop for forty-seven years amid many adversities.
Connected on this site
- Martin of Tours Saint“370 – 444 AD) was a 5th-century Frankish bishop, the fourth Bishop of Tours, succeeding Martin of Tours in 397.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q913528 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Brice of Tours (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.