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Prince de Soissons
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Born
—
unknown
Died
505
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Soissons in Gallia Belgica, likewise in France, Saint Prince, bishop, brother of Saint Remigius.
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 25 September as bishop of Soissons and brother of Saint Remigius.
Connected on this site
- Loup of Soissons Saint Child
- Saint Remigius Saint Brother or sister
- Sidonius Apollinaris Saint“Principius and Remigius both corresponded with Sidonius Apollinaris (Book IX.8), whose letters give an idea of the elegant and very cultivated Gallo-Roman literary style that all three men had in common.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3403378 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Principius of Soissons (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.