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Palmatius
Christian saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 10 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
287
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Palmatius was a Christian saint martyred with 11 companions in Trier in around 287. They were among many killed under the Emperor Maximian by Rictius Varus, the vicarius in Roman Gaul.
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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
- The Roman Martyrology (English ed. 1916), 10 May — 'The consul Palmatius was also beheaded with his wife, his sons, and forty-two of both sexes belonging to his household' (Rome, under Alexander) — 10 May, matching the feast. A second Palmatius with companions is in the
- Wikidata Q25345215 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Palmatius (CC BY-SA)
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.