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Serenus of Marseilles
bishop of Marseilles
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Born
550
Died
601
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Marseille in Provence in France, Saint Serenus, bishop, who hospitably received Saint Augustine and his companions, sent by Pope Saint Gregory the Great to evangelize England, and, while returning from Rome, rested in peace near Vercelli.
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 2 August as the bishop of Marseille who welcomed Saint Augustine on his way to England.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3479156 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.