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Theorodus of Marseille
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 2 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
591
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Marseille in Provence in France, Saint Theorodus of Marseille, bishop, who, for having tried to restore church discipline, was condemned by Kings Childebert and Guntram and driven into exile three times.
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 2 January as a bishop of Marseille exiled three times for trying to restore church discipline.
Connected on this site
- Gregory I Saint“In June 591, Theodore and Bishop Virgilius of Arles received a letter from Pope Gregory I informing them that "very many ...” — Wikipedia
- Gregory of Tours Saint“His troubles are recorded by the contemporary historian Gregory of Tours, who depicts him as a saintly albeit powerless figure who was supported by the laity, but opposed by his own clergy.” — Wikipedia
- Venantius Fortunatus Saint“Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem of 566, asks Dynamius of Marseille to greet his bishop, Theodore, and his metropolitan, Sapaudus of Arles.” — Wikipedia
- Virgilius of Arles Saint“In June 591, Theodore and Bishop Virgilius of Arles received a letter from Pope Gregory I informing them that "very many ...” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3526531 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Theodore of Marseille (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.