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Saint Pimenius

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Saint Pimenius
Martyr
Bornc. 4th century AD
Died362 AD
Tiber River, Rome, Western Roman Empire
Honored inCatholic Church
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast2 December

Saint Pimenius, also known as Pigmenius, Pigmentius, and Pigmène (c. 4th century AD – 362) is a saint and martyr venerated in the Catholic Church.[1]

Life

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Pimenius was the tutor of Julian the Apostate, who later became Roman Emperor Julian and tried to revive Rome's traditional state religion.[2][3] Pimenius ended up coming into conflict with Julian because the former was a Christian.[1][4] As a result, Julian had Pimenius drowned in the Tiber River in 362 AD.[2] In the Catholic Church, Saint Pimenius is considered a pre-congregation saint, with a memorial on 24 March[2] and a feast day on 2 December.

References

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  1. ^ a b "St. Pigmenius - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Name Pimenius". CatholicSaints.Info. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ^ Gibbon, Edward. "Chapter 23". The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
  4. ^ "Pigmenius van Rome". heiligen-3s.nl. Retrieved 2020-05-13.