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Palladius of Saintes
6th-century bishop of Saintes
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 7 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
596
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Palladius or more often in French Pallais was a 6th-century bishop of Saintes. According to Gregory of Tours, the family of Palladius was wealthy, and had produced several bishops and teachers throughout the 5th century in Gaul.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Eutropius of Saintes Saint“Gregory of Tours mentions the tradition of Eutropius' martyrdom in his work, but also notes that before Bishop Palladius of Saintes translated Eutropius' relics around 590 to a church dedicated to him in Saintes, no one really knew the legend of Eutropius.” — Wikipedia
- Gregory of Tours Saint“According to Gregory of Tours, the family of Palladius was wealthy, and had produced several bishops and teachers throughout the 5th century in Gaul.” — Wikipedia
- Martin of Tours Saint“He procured relics of Martin of Tours, built a church in his honor, and reported several healing miracles to have occurred within the first two or three months.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q3361486 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Palladius of Saintes (CC BY-SA)
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