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Peregrine of Auxerre
Bishop of Auxerre
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 16 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
270
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the village of Bouhy in the territory of Auxerre in France, Saint Peregrine, martyr, venerated as the first bishop of that 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 16 May as a martyr venerated as the first bishop of Auxerre.
Connected on this site
- Sixtus II Saint“A strong local tradition states that he was a priest of Rome appointed by Pope Sixtus II to evangelize this area at the request of the Christians resident in that part of Gaul.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7167812 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peregrine of Auxerre (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.