Feast November 29
Saint Saturninus
Martyr, patron of Toulouse · Feast November 29
Biography
Saturnin of Toulouse was one of the "Apostles to the Gauls" sent out during the consulate of Decius and Gratus (250–251) to Christianise Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities. Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne, Saturnin to Toulouse, Denis to Paris, Austromoine to Clermont, and Martial to Limoges. His feast day is 29 November.
Feast day
November 29
Patronage
- Toulouse
- France
Death date
c. AD 257
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
11
Wikidata qid
Q512156
Feast day of month
29
