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Severinus von Paris
French monk
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 23 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Paris in Gallia Lugdunensis, now in France, Saint Severinus, who, shut in a cell, devoted himself to the contemplation of God.
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 23 November as a recluse at Paris devoted to the contemplation of God.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q347820 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.