For other people named Mamercus or Mamertus, see Mamercus.
Saint
Mamertus
An engraving of Saint Mamertus from an 1878 book, Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints
Died
c. AD 475 Arles, Western Roman Empire
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast
11 May
Mamertus (died c. 475) was the bishop of Vienne in Gaul, venerated as a saint. His primary contribution to ecclesiastical practice was the introduction of litanies prior to Ascension Day as an intercession against earthquakes and other disasters, leading to "Rogation Days." His feast day is the first of the Ice Saints.
see of Vienne, little has been recorded about Mamertus' life. The fact that his brother, Claudianus Mamertus, the theological writer, received in his youth...
Claudianus Ecdidius Mamertus (died c. 473 AD) was a Gallo-Roman theologian and the younger brother of Saint Mamertus, Bishop of Vienne. Descended probably...
The Ice Saints are St. Mamertus (or, in some countries, St. Boniface of Tarsus), St. Pancras, and St. Servatius. They are so named because their feast...
tribes (Herulic – Scirian foederati) in Northern Italy (approximate date). Mamertus, bishop of Vienne, introduces the Rogation days (a three days' procession...
Mamercus (praenomen). In late antiquity it is found also as Mamertus. People named Mamercus or Mamertus include: Mamercus, legendary ancestor of the Roman gens...
the pope found himself involved in another diocesan quarrel. In 463, Mamertus of Vienne had consecrated a bishop of Die, although this Church, by a decree...
one of its members named Sotion, and the 5th century writer Claudianus Mamertus. Other members of the school included Papirius Fabianus, Crassicius Pasicles...
"Gallicana", the Rogation Days before Ascension, was introduced (477) by St. Mamertus, Bishop of Vienne, on account of the earthquakes and other calamities then...
Church against Nestorianism. He is succeeded by Hilarius as the 46th pope. Mamertus is elected bishop of Vienne (Gaul). Hilderic, king of the Vandals (approximate...
include bishop Faustus of Riez and his theological adversary Claudianus Mamertus. He was recognised in life for his literary accomplishments; in 456 his...
from wheat rust. The minor Rogation days were introduced around AD 470 by Mamertus, bishop of Vienne, and eventually adopted elsewhere. Their observance was...
in Alexandria Claudianus Ecdidius Mamertus (died c. 473), a Gallo-Roman theologian and a brother of Saint Mamertus Osbern Pinnock of Gloucester or Claudianus...
days preceding Ascension Day, were first introduced into Gaul by Bishop Mamertus of Vienne (c. 470), and made binding for all Gaul by the First Council...
Christian feast day: Anthimus of Rome Gangulphus of Burgundy Majolus of Cluny Mamertus, the first of the Ice Saints Graham, Alexander John; Mitchell, Stephen...
the ensuing harvest. This feature originated in the 5th century, when Mamertus, Archbishop of Vienne, instituted special prayers, fasting and processions...
Cuneo 3rd century Mambeca 4th century Mamertinus of Auxerre 5th century Mamertus 5th century Mammes of Caesarea 3rd century Mana of Bet-Parsaje 4th century...
bishop of Orange Flavius Magnus, Roman consul Gaero, king of Baekje (Korea) Mamertus, bishop of Vienne Tonantius Ferreolus, praetorian prefect Tucker, Spencer...
Nicetas (about 449), St. Mamertus (died 475 or 476), who instituted the rogation days, whose brother Claudianus Mamertus was known as a theologian and...
Church against Nestorianism. He is succeeded by Hilarius as the 46th pope. Mamertus is elected bishop of Vienne (Gaul). September 1 – Possible start of the...
the Julian Calendar in May, because the Roman Catholic feast days of St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Servatus fall on the days of May 11, May 12, and...
465. In February 464, Pope Hilarius commissioned Bishop Veranus to warn Mamertus of Vienne that, if in the future he did not refrain from irregular ordinations...
nun. Avitus was probably born at Vienne, for he was baptized by bishop Mamertus. About 490 he was ordained bishop of Vienne. In 499 Vienne was captured...
for learning and piety: Cassian, Honoratus, Hilary of Arles, Claudianus Mamertus, Agroecius (who dedicated a book to him) and Sidonius Apollinaris. The...
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