Saint Sulpicius Severus

Memorial

• 29 January

Profile

Bishop of Bourges, France in 584. Attended the Council of Macon in 585. Spiritual teacher of Saint Clair. Wrote a popular biography of Saint Martin of Tours, which work is credited for spreading the story of Martin, who was a model of holiness in medieval times.

Died

• 29 January 591 of natural causes

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 Sulpicius Severus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 January 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>