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Saint Maxentius
Roman saint from what is now France (445 – c. 515)
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Feast: 26 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
447
Died
515
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Poitiers in Aquitaine, in present-day France, Saint Maxentius, abbot, outstanding for his virtues.
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 26 June as an abbot near Poitiers outstanding for his virtues.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3280396 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Maxentius (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.