Saint Marius of Bodon

Also known as

• Maire of Bodon
• Mary of Bodon
• Maurus of Bodon
• May of Bodon
• Mere of Bodon

Memorial

• 27 January

Profile

Monk. Founder of Bodon abbey at La-Val-Benois, diocese of Sisteron, France and served as its first abbot. Pilgrim to the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours. Pilgrim to the tomb of Saint Dionysius near Paris, France. There he became sick, but was restored to health by an apparition of Saint Dionysius. During a Lenten retreat, Marius received a prophetic vision of barbarian invasion of the region, and the destruction of his monastery.

Born

• Orleans, France

Died

• 27 January 555 at La-Val-Benois monastery, Sisteron, France of natural causes
• when the monastery was destroyed, his relics were translated to Forcalquier, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Marius of Bodon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 March 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-marius-of-bodon/>