Mamertinus of Auxerre

For the Bishop of Vienne, see Mamertus.
Saint Mamertinus
Saint Gregory I (left) and Saint Mamertinus (14th century French manuscript)
Diedc. 462 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
FeastMarch 30
Attributesdepicted exhorting monks, lying on a mat in his cell before his death[1]

Saint Mamertinus of Auxerre (French: Saint Mamert) (d. ~462 AD) was a monk and abbot. He was converted by Germanus of Auxerre and became a monk at the Abbey of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Auxerre (later rededicated to Saint Marianus of Auxerre). He later served as its abbot.

References

  1. ^ Husenbeth, Frederik Charles. Emblems of Saints: By which They are Distinguished in Works of Art, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860, p. 108


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