Palmatius
Statue of St. Palmatius on the organ of the Church of St. Paulin (Trier)
Palmatius was supposedly a Roman politician from Trier who was executed as a martyr and venerated as a saint .
Life
Palmatius is said to have been a Roman senator and consul , but there is no direct (non-Christian) evidence for this. He took part in the uprising of the Theban Legion near Xanten . When they were punished, he was persecuted along with other secret Christians in the Roman army and executed as a martyr.
Today, Palmatius is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church . It is May 10 dedicated.
In Marburg an altarpiece is dedicated to him, on which he is depicted together with Madonna , the Christ Child and Saint Wenceslas . The Palmatiusstraße in Trier is named after Palmatius .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The martyrdom of the Theban Legion and St. Viktor in Xanten - legendary Ruhr area. In: legendhaftes-ruhrgebiet.de. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Calendar - May 10th - Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. In: heiligenlexikon.de. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Madonna with the two saints Wenceslas and Palmatius - German Digital Library. In: deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .