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Saint Piatus
saint from France and Belgium
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 1 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
286
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Seclin in Gallia Belgica, now in France, Saint Piatus, venerated as a priest, evangelizer of the territory of Tournai and martyr.
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 1 October, venerated as a priest, evangelizer of the Tournai region and martyr.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1144235 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Piatus of Tournai (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.