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Praejectus
5th-century bishop of Clermont
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 25 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
625
Died
676
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Clermont-Ferrand in the region of Aquitaine, in France, Saints Praejectus, bishop, and Amarinus, man of God, both slain by the notables of the 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 January as a bishop of Clermont slain by the notables of the city.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3402876 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Praejectus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.