Martin of Arades
Saint Martin of Arades, also called Martin of Corbie (died on 26 November 726 in Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe[1]), was a canonized monk from Corbie Abbey, whose feast day is November 26 in both the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church.[2]
Martin of Arades Martin of Corbie | |
|---|---|
| Died | 26 November 726[1] Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe[1] |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[2] |
| Major shrine | Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe[1] |
| Feast | 26 November[2] |
| Patronage | Aixe-sur-Vienne, Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe, gout[3] |
He was the chaplain and confessor of the Frankish Mayor of the Palace Charles Martel.[4] He died in Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe and was buried there.[1] He is the patron saint of gout.[1]
References
- J. Corblet, Hagiographie du diocèse d'Amiens, III, Parijs - Amiens, 1873, p. 224.
- art. Martin of Arades, in The Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate (edd.), The Book of Saints. A Dictionary of Servants of God canonized by the Catholic Church, New York, 19474, p. 403; November 26. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome, OrthodoxEngland.org.uk
- J. Corblet, Hagiographie du diocèse d'Amiens, III, Paris - Amiens, 1873, pp. 224-225.
- M. Bunson - M. Bunson - S. Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, Huntington, 1998, p. 404.
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