Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel
Catholic martyr and saint, protector from storms and patron of vineyards
Feast: 30 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Donatus of Muenstereifel is a catacomb saint whose relics are found in the Jesuit church in Bad Muenstereifel. He is widely venerated in the Rhine valley region of Germany and the Low Countries, and he is a patron saint of Buda and of protection against lightning. His relics were translated to Muenster Eifel in the 17th century from the Catacombs of Rome, where he had been originally buried.
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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.
- santiebeati.it — Santiebeati entry 101401: 'San Donato di Munstereifel — Soldato e martire, Roma intorno al 140 d.C.', feast 30 June, matching the page.
- Wikidata Q1240767 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Donatus of Muenstereifel (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.