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Domnolus of Le Mans
bishop of Le Mans
SaintFull write-upFranciaPre-congregation
Feast: 1 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
581
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Le Mans in Neustria, now in France, Saint Domnolus, bishop, formerly abbot of the monastery of Saint Lawrence in Paris, renowned for his miracles.
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 1 December as a bishop of Le Mans, formerly an abbot in Paris, renowned for his miracles.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q109733373 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.