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Saint Rufinus of Soissons

14 June

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Lived at Soissons, Gaul (in modern France). May have been a missionary from Rome, Italy. Fled during the persecution of Diocletian, but was captured. When brought to court, he made a bold, public statement of faith. Tortured and martyred with Saint Valerius.

beheaded c.287 at Bazoches, Gaul (modern France)
a church was built over his grave

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Catholic Online

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Rufinus of Soissons“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 December 2018. Web. 19 April 2024. <>