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Rusticus of Clermont
Christian Bishop
SaintResearchedWestern Roman EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 24 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
446
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Clermont-Ferrand in Aquitaine, also in France, Saint Rusticus, bishop, who, already a priest in this city, accepted the honour of the episcopate to the joy of the people.
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 24 September as a priest of Clermont who became its bishop to the joy of the people.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q63848046 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rusticus of Clermont (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.