Saint Aureus

Memorial
16 June
Profile
Brother of Saint Justina. Bishop of Mainz, Germany. When the Huns attacked Mainz, Aureus fled briefly into exile, but returned. While celebrating Mass in the cathedral, he, his sister and everyone else there were massacred during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Martyr.
Died
martyred in the cathedral of Mainz, Germany while celebrating Mass
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Representation
bishop at the altar being murdered by Huns; with Saint Justina
Additional Information
Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein

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