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
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Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein