Saint Piaton
- Also known as
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Piat
Piato
- Memorial
- 1 October
- Profile
- Early evangelist to the areas of Tournai, Belgium and Chartres in Gaul (modern France).
Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Maximian.
- Born
- at Benevento, Italy
- Died
- martyred c.286 at Tournai, Belgium;
remains discovered in the 7th century by Saint Eligius, who made a reliquary for them;
interred at Chartres, France;
miracles reported at his tomb
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- Tournai, Belgium
- Additional Information
- Catholic Online
- Print References
- The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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