Saint Trésain (; or Tressan, Tresanus; 6th century) was an Irish missionary in France. His feast day is 7 February. Saint Trésain is patron of Mareuil sur Marne (

Mareuil-sur-Ay Mareuil-sur-Ay (, literally ''Mareuil on Ay'') is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Since January 2016, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is part of the administrative commune Aÿ-Champagne. Its population was 1,067 in 2022. The ...

) and of the parish church of

Avenay-Val-d'Or Avenay-Val-d'Or () is a commune in the Marne department, northeastern France. Located in the Vallée de la Marne, part of the Champagne region, its primary industry is viticulture. History A number of Roman remains have been discovered nea ...

Monks of Ramsgate account

The monks of

St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate St Augustine's Abbey or Ramsgate Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Ramsgate. It was built in 1860 by Augustus Pugin and is a Grade II listed building. It was the first Benedictine monastery to be built in England since the Reformation. In ...

wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921),

Butler's account

The hagiographer

Alban Butler Alban Butler (13 October 171015 May 1773) was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiography, hagiographer. Born in Northamptonshire, he studied at the English College, in Douai, Douay, France where he later taught philosophy and theology. He s ...

(1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'' under February 7,

Majoret's ''Vie''

Laurent Majoret published his ''Vie de S. Tresain'' in Toul in 1650, reissued in Rheims in 1700 and in 1743. He wrote that Trésain was born in Ireland of honest and prosperous parents and decided to dedicate himself to God. He had six brothers, the saints Gibrain, Tésan, Germain, Véran, Atran and Pétran, and three sisters, the saints Trantle, Pomprie and Possenne, all of whom accompanied him to France. There he placed himself under Saint Remy, Archbishop of

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

, who directed them to stay at a place beside the River Marne. Wanting to become a priest, Trésain undertook the study of Latin and Christian works. After completing his study he was ordained by Remy at Reims, despite opposition from the gentry of Ay. He was assigned to the village of Mareuil sur Marne. He performed various miracles during his ministry. He died on 7 February and his body was taken to the abbey of Avenay.

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