Historical figure

Haymon

protecteur (duc du Ponthieu)

3 saints linked

Saint Exuperius (Spirius)

Feast: August 1st • 1st century

A Roman nobleman sent by Pope Saint Clement, Saint Exupère (or Spire) became the first bishop of Bayeux. He evangelized …

Feast: January 16th • 7th century

An Irish monk of the 7th century, Saint Fursy is famous for his mystical visions of the afterlife reported by Bede the V…

Feast: December 13th • 7th century

A 7th-century Breton prince, Josse renounced the crown to become a hermit in Ponthieu. After a pilgrimage to Rome, he le…