Saint Memmius
Saint Memmius | |
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| Bishop | |
| Died | ~300 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 5 August |
Saint Memmius (French: Menge, Meinge, Memmie) is venerated as the first bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne (now Châlons-en-Champagne), and founder of the diocese.[1] According to tradition, Memmius was a Roman citizen who was consecrated by Saint Peter and sent to Gaul to convert the people there to Christianity.[2]
However, according to Flodoard, he was a contemporary of Saint Sixtus, bishop of Reims.[3] Memmius' sister, Saint Poma, is also venerated as a saint.[3]
Veneration[]
Saint Gregory of Tours writes that while traveling through Châlons, his servant fell sick from fever. Gregory prayed at Memmius' tomb and by the next morning Gregory's servant had been cured.[3] Memmius' immediate successors, and , were also venerated as saints.[3]
References[]
- ^ http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5073
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints (J. Duffy, 1866), 103.
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