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Patroclus of Troyes
Christian martyr from Troyes, Gaul (c. 259)
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 21 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
259
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Troyes in Lugdunensis Gaul, in present-day France, Saint Patroclus, martyr.
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 21 January as a martyr at Troyes.
Connected on this site
- Sabinian of Troyes Saint“Saint Sabinian of Troyes (died 275) was a pagan who converted to Christianity (tradition states that he was converted by Patroclus of Troyes), and became a martyr under Aurelian.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 21 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q324018 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Patroclus of Troyes (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.