Saint Domitian of Lerins

Memorial

• 1 July

Profile

Orphaned young, when he was old enough he gave away all his possessions to the poor and became a monk in Rome, Italy. He emigrated to Gaul and became a monk at Lerins Abbey. Built an oratory dedicated to Saint Christopher in the neighborhood of Lyons, France, and lived there as a hermit. Founded the monastery of Bebron, a house that was later better known as Saint Rambert de Joux.

Born

• c.347 in Rome, Italy

Died

• 440 at the Saint Rambert de Joux Abbey of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Domitian of Lerins”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 November 2012. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-domitian-of-lerins/>