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Honoré de Buzançais

SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Born
unknown
Died
1250
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

At Thénezay in the territory of Poitiers in Aquitaine, in France, Saint Honoré de Buzançais: a cattle merchant, he gave his money to the poor and was killed by some rogues whom he had rebuked.

The miracles

The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 9 January as a cattle merchant who gave to the poor and was killed by rogues he had rebuked.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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