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Saint Servatius
Armenian saint and bishop of Maastricht (Netherlands)
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 13 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
400
Died
384
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Maastricht in Belgic Gaul, in the territory of present-day Holland, the anniversary of the death of Saint Servatius, bishop of Tongeren, who at many councils called to debate the nature of Christ fought in defence of the true Nicene faith.
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 13 May as a bishop of Tongeren who defended the Nicene faith at many councils.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q558261 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Servatius of Tongeren (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.