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Savinian of Sens
3rd century saint
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 19 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Sens in Gallia Lugdunensis, now in France, commemoration of Saints Savinian and Potentianus, who, held to be the first pastors of this city, crowned their profession of faith there with martyrdom.
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 19 October as one of the first pastors of Sens, who crowned his faith there with martyrdom.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3474573 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.