Saint Gelsimus of Toul, also known as Saint Celsin ( fl. 445), was the fourth

bishop of Toul The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (''de jure'' until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire. History The diocese was erect ...

. He is venerated as a saint by the

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. He is known only from a mention of his name in the manuscript of Adsoin either ''Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaeualis'', vol 45, ed. D. Verhelst (Turnhout, 1976), or J.-P. Migne, ''

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'', CXXXVI, 589-60. and in the epitaphs of the bishops of Toul. He is dated to around 445 and in the succession of the bishops comes after Saint Alchas and before Saint Auspicius.

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Gallo-Roman saints Bishops of Toul 5th-century Christian saints 5th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{France-RC-bishop-stub