Saint Maximus (Mauxe) and Saint Venerandus
Brothers from Italy, Maxime (bishop) and Vénérand (deacon) were sent by Pope Damasus to evangelize the Barbarians. After crossing Gaul, they were behe…
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First name and chronology
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Venerand, between 301 and 423; the most famous is Saint Maximus, celebrated on May 25th.
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
Brothers from Italy, Maxime (bishop) and Vénérand (deacon) were sent by Pope Damasus to evangelize the Barbarians. After crossing Gaul, they were behe…
A senator of Auvergne born in the 4th century, Venerandus became Bishop of Clermont and was one of the illustrious figures of the Church of France in …