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Euphronios of Autun
bishop of Autun in late antiquity
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 3 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
453
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Autun in Lugdunensis Gaul, in France, Saint Euphronios, bishop, who built the basilica of Saint Symphorian, martyr, and adorned the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours with greater dignity.
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 3 August as a bishop of Autun who built the basilica of Saint Symphorian.
Connected on this site
- Martin of Tours Saint“At Autun in Lugdunensis Gaul, in France, Saint Euphronios, bishop, who built the basilica of Saint Symphorian, martyr, and adorned the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours with greater dignity.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2944407 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Euphronius of Autun (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.