Saint Firminus of Amiens

Also known as

• Farmin of….
• Firmin of….
• Firmins of….

Memorial

• 25 September
• formerly 1 September
• 7 July (Pamplona, Spain)

Profile

Son of a Roman senator. Converted to Christianity by Saint Saturninus. Ordained by Saint Honestus at Toulouse, France. Missionary to France. First bishop of Amiens at age 24. Martyred at age 31.

Born

• c.272 at Pamplona, Spain

Died

• beheaded 25 September 303 in Amiens, France
• most relics still in Amiens, France
• some relics translated to Pamplona, Spain in 1196

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Amiens, France, city of
• Amiens, France, diocese of
• Lesaka, Spain
• Navarre, Spain
• Pamplona, Spain

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Pamplona
• Catholic Online
• Golden Legend
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Pictorial Lives of the Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Firminus of Amiens“. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 April 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>