Martial of Limoges

Church window with a portrait of St. Martial

According to the old tradition, St. Martial (also Martialis ) was the first bishop of Limoges . He came from the Orient and, sent by the Pope, probably came in the middle of the 3rd century AD on the Roman road via Bourges to Limoges. Gregory of Tours reports that Martial was one of the seven bishops who had worked in Gaul during the reign of Emperor Decius (249-251). The Saint-Martial monastery was founded over his grave in 848 .

In the period from 990 to 1028 Martial was in the course of God's peace movement through a newly written Vita the cousin of the Apostle Peter , the disciple of Jesus, being part of the Last Supper , on the Ascension and Pentecost explained. From then on he was one of the most important saints in France.

The feast of St. Martial is celebrated on June 30th. The Church of San Marzilian in Venice is dedicated to him.

literature

Ekkart Sauser : Martialis. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 942. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

Web links

Commons : Martial of Limoges - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Grande Confrérie de saint Martial (French, German)

personal data
SURNAME	Martial of Limoges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Martialis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Limoges
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century
DATE OF DEATH	3rd century or 4th century