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Saint Firminus of Verdun

Saint Firminus of Verdun Also known as

Firminus of Virodúnum
Fermin…
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4 May
5 December on some calendars

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Born to the land-owning nobility. Bishop of Verdun, France from 486 to 502, a time of religious changes, political turmoil, and war. He is connected to the battle of Tolbiac in 496 which led to the conversion to Christianity of Clovis, king of the Franks. He convinced Clovis to peacefully enter the city instead of allowing his men to loot the place, which increased the level of trust the locals had in him, and in the faith. It’s possible that he died during a later revolt of the Verdunese against the Franks, but no certain records have survived.

Born

Flavigny-sur-Moselle near Toul, France

Died

502 in Verdun, France
interred in a tomb the church of Saint Vanne
his tomb was re-discovered in the 9th century, and the body moved to the parish church of Saints Hippolyte and Firminus in Flavigny-sur-Moselle, France by order of Bishop Attone