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Namatius
French bishop of Vienne
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 17 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
485
Died
559
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Vienne in Burgundy, now in France, Saint Namatius, bishop, who managed civil duties with uprightness and at the same time governed and honoured the episcopal see.
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 17 November as a bishop of Vienne who handled civil duties uprightly while governing his see.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3335424 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Namatius (bishop of Vienne) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.