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Valerianus of Tournus
Christian martyr
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 15 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
178
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Tournus on the Saône in Gallia Lugdunensis, now in France, Saint Valerian, 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 15 September as a martyr at Tournus.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2508805 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.