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Also known as St. Austremonius

Stremonius or Saint Austremonius or Saint Stramonius or Austromoine, the "apostle of Auvergne," was the first Bishop of Clermont. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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Saint.imagesize
200px
Saint.name
Saint Austremonius
Saint.birth_date
3rd century
Saint.death_date
3rd century
Saint.feast_day
November 1
Saint.venerated_in
Catholic Church
Saint.image
Statue St Austremonius martyrium Issoire.jpg
Saint.caption
Wood statue of St. Austremonius, 17th century, church of Saint-Austremoine in Issoire; Auvergne, France
Saint.titles
Bishop and Apostle of Auvergne
Saint.major_shrine
St.-Yvoine, near Issoire

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FR-631136102 MS 732 Vies de saints et pièces sur l'abbaye de Mauriac f.98.jpg
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Commons category
Saint Austremonius
date of birth
0300-01-01
date of death
0300-01-01
name in native language
Austremoine de Clermont
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Stremonius or Saint Austremonius or Saint Stramonius or Austromoine, the "apostle of Auvergne," was the first Bishop of Clermont. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

==Legend== During the consulship (in 250 AD) of the Emperor Decius and Vettius Gratus, according to Gregory of Tours, who calls him Stremonius, Pope Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne, Saturninus to Toulouse, Denis to Paris, Martial to Limoges, and Austromoine to Clermont.

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