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|SaintName=Saint Saturninus of Toulouse | |SaintName=Saint Saturninus of Toulouse | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=November 29 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire | |SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
|DeathPlace=Toulouse, Gaul, Roman Empire (now France) | |DeathPlace=Toulouse, Gaul, Roman Empire (now France) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=43.6047, 1.4437 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=43.6047, 1.4437 | ||
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|NotableLabel4=Devotional chapel | |NotableLabel4=Devotional chapel | ||
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| | |AssociatedCountries=France; Italy | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Toulouse]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|Profession=Bishop; missionary | |Profession=Bishop; missionary | ||
|Patronage=Toulouse; missionaries in France | |Patronage=Toulouse; missionaries in France | ||
|Attributes=Bull; chains; palm of martyrdom | |Attributes=Bull; chains; palm of martyrdom | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France | |PrimaryShrine=Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France | ||
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'''Saint Saturninus of Toulouse''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Saturninus Tolosanus''; died c. 250 AD), also known as '''Saint Sernin''', was an early Christian missionary and the first bishop of Toulouse in Roman Gaul, martyred during the Decian persecution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Saturninus |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=802 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> According to hagiographic accounts preserved in the 5th-century ''Acts of Saturninus'', sent from Rome by [[Pope Fabian]] around 245 AD, Saturninus preached in Toulouse, converting many pagans through miracles and baptisms, but faced opposition from temple priests who accused him of idolatry disruption.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Saturninus |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13486b.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> Refusing to sacrifice to Roman gods under Emperor Decius's edict, he was dragged to death through the streets tied to a bull's horns, his body interred by converts in a small oratory that grew into the Basilica of Saint-Sernin. | '''Saint Saturninus of Toulouse''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Saturninus Tolosanus''; died c. 250 AD), also known as '''Saint Sernin''', was an early Christian missionary and the first bishop of Toulouse in Roman Gaul, martyred during the Decian persecution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Saturninus |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=802 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> According to hagiographic accounts preserved in the 5th-century ''Acts of Saturninus'', sent from Rome by [[Pope Fabian]] around 245 AD, Saturninus preached in Toulouse, converting many pagans through miracles and baptisms, but faced opposition from temple priests who accused him of idolatry disruption.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Saturninus |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13486b.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> Refusing to sacrifice to Roman gods under Emperor Decius's edict, he was dragged to death through the streets tied to a bull's horns, his body interred by converts in a small oratory that grew into the Basilica of Saint-Sernin. | ||