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Palmatius

Christian saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 10 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
287
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Palmatius was a Christian saint martyred with 11 companions in Trier in around 287. They were among many killed under the Emperor Maximian by Rictius Varus, the vicarius in Roman Gaul.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Connected on this site

  • Rictius Varus Saint
    “They were among many killed under the Emperor Maximian by Rictius Varus, the vicarius in Roman Gaul.” — Wikipedia
Sources
  • Wikidata Q25345215 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Palmatius (CC BY-SA)

Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.

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