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Julian of Le Mans
Bishop of Le Mans
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 27 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Le Mans in Lugdunensis Gaul, in present-day France, Saint Julian, who is held to have been the first bishop of this city.
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 27 January as the man held to have been the first bishop of Le Mans.
Connected on this site
- Serenicus Saint“Near Le Mans in France, Saint Serenicus, monk and deacon, who, after visiting the tombs of Saints Martin of Tours and Julian of Le Mans, spent his life in solitude and austerity.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1712150 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Julian of Le Mans (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.