Saint Pimenius

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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

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 latter 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

  1. 1.[1.2]"St. Pigmenius - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3]"Name Pimenius". CatholicSaints.Info. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. 3.Gibbon, Edward. "Chapter 23". The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
  4. 4."Pigmenius van Rome". heiligen-3s.nl. Retrieved 2020-05-13.