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Salvius of Valenciennes
Merovingian Saint, bishop and martyr (7th-8th century)
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 26 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Near Valenciennes in Austrasia, in the territory of present-day France, Saints Salvius, bishop, and his disciple, who came from the region of the Auvergne into this region and suffered martyrdom under the local tyrant Winegard.
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 a bishop from the Auvergne martyred with his disciple near Valenciennes.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2292139 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.