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Also known as

• Aureo

Memorial

• 16 June
• 3 October (Eastern Orthodox; Russian Orthodox)
• 27 June on some calendars

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Brother of Saint Justina of Mainz. 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

• in the cathedral of Mainz, Germany while celebrating Mass

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• in Germany
  • Heilbad Heiligenstadt
  • Mainz

Representation

• bishop at the altar being murdered by Huns
• with Saint Justina of Mainz

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aureus of Mainz“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 January 2024. Web. 29 April 2024. <>