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Martin of Brive
SaintPre-congregation
Born
—
unknown
Died
407
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Martin of Brive, also called Martin the Spaniard, is a saint of Christendom. The first apostle of the town of Brive-la-Gaillarde, he died there as a martyr by beheading on 9 August 407.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Martin de Brive (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis (French bishops' conference) — Saint Martin de Brive — Martin 'l'Espagnol', first apostle of Brive-la-Gaillarde, martyred 9 August 407 — matches the 407 date.
- Wikidata Q112670799 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.