Statue of Saint Gratien of Amiens Date And Artist Unknown

Saint Gratien of Amiens

Saint

Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

23-Oct

Died

C.286 in Saint-Gratien, diocese of Amiens, France; his walnut pilgrim‘s staff was stuck into the ground on the site of his execution; it took root and grew there; as late as 1117, that tree, though stripped bare, would burst into leaf and be covered in fruit on the night of his feast; relics enshrined in the Coulombs monastery, diocese of Chartres, France in the 11th century; relics hidden in the palace of the archbishop in Paris, France during the anti–Christian persecutions of the French Revolution; relics somehow lost in 1830

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

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Biography

Saint Gratien of Amiens, also known as Saint Gratian, was a Breton bishop who is believed to have been martyred by pagans during his pilgrimage to Rome, Italy. Unfortunately, not much is known about his early life or his family background. However, his legacy as a saint and martyr has been preserved in historical documents and accounts of his life.