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Fronto of Périgueux
bishop of Périgueux, Catholic saint
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Feast: 25 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
100
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Périgueux in Aquitaine, now in France, Saint Fronto, who is held to have been the first to preach the Gospel in this city.
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 25 October as the one held to have first preached the Gospel at Périgueux.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q382540 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.