Saint Mamertinus of Auxerre (french: Saint Mamert) (d. ~462 AD) was a

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

and

abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The fem ...

. He was converted by

Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre ( la, Germanus Antissiodorensis; cy, Garmon Sant; french: Saint Germain l'Auxerrois; 378 – c. 442–448 AD) was a western Roman clergyman who was bishop of Autissiodorum in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a h ...

and became a monk at the Abbey of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Auxerre (later rededicated to Saint

Marianus of Auxerre Saint Marianus of Auxerre (french: Marien d'Auxerre; died at Easter in around 470) was a monk of Auxerre in Yonne, France. He was considered a saint because of the sanctity of his life and is invoked as a protector of animals. His feast day is 20 Ap ...

). He later served as its abbot.

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Saints of March 30: Mamertinus
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