Émilien of Nantes

Émilien of Nantes
Bishop of Nantes
HometownNantes, Brittany
Diedc. 725
Autun, France
Beatified1856, Autun by Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
FeastSunday after feast of Saint John the Baptist

Émilien of Nantes (Latin: Aemilianus; died c. 725) was a French religious leader who was canonized by the church as a martyr for dying in a fight against the Saracens in Burgundy in 725 AD. No written records earlier than the 16th century survive, and there are no records of a Bishop Émilien of Nantes. The legend probably has its roots in a real clash with the Saracens, who were present in the region at the time, but has been considerably embroidered.

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