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Paulus
bishop of Verdun
SaintFull write-upFranciaBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 8 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
576
Died
640
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Verdun in France, Saint Paul, bishop, who, having become a monk and then been elected to the Church of Verdun, promoted the dignity of divine worship and the common life of the canons.
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 8 February as a monk made bishop of Verdun who promoted divine worship and the common life of canons.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 8 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3372512 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Paulus of Verdun (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.