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3rd-century bishops in Gaul

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Denis
3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
Saturninus
Saturnin of Toulouse (, , , , and , , and ) was one of the "Apostles to the Gauls" sent out (probably under the direction of Pope Fabian, 236–250) during the consulate of Decius and Gratus (250–251) to Christianise Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities. Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne, Saturnin to Toulouse, Denis to Paris, Austromoine to Clermont, and Martial to Limoges. His feast day is 29 November.
Saint Martial
3rd century founding bishop of Limoges
Austromoine
Stremonius or Saint Austremonius or Saint Stramonius or Austromoine, the "apostle of Auvergne," was the first Bishop of Clermont. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Eutropius of Saintes
Bishop of Saintes, France
Peregrine of Auxerre
Bishop of Auxerre
Benignus of Dijon
French saint
Trophimus of Arles
3rd century Gallo-Roman founding bishop of Arles
Paul of Narbonne
Gallo-Roman saint
Julian of Le Mans
Bishop of Le Mans
Ursinus of Bourges
Gallo-Roman bishop and saint
Lucian of Beauvais
Christian martyr
Gatianus of Tours
3rd century founding Bishop of Tours
Clair of Nantes
first bishop of Nantes, France
Sanctinus
bishop of Verdun
Memmius
French bishop
Nicasius
apostle of the Vexin
Chrysolius
Saint Chrysolius () the Armenian is the patron saint of Komen/Comines, today in Belgium and France; his relics were venerated in the basilica of St Donatian, Bruges.