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Saint Trophimus of Arles

Memorial

• 29 December (Roman calendar)
• 30 September (translation of )
• 4 January (Greek calendar)

Profile

Evangelist sent from Rome to Gaul c.250. Worked with Saint Saturninus of Toulouse and Saint Denis of Paris. First bishop of Arles, Gaul (modern France. His is ancient; Pope Zosimus wrote about him in 417. Often confused with the Trophimus mentioned by Saint Paul the Apostle, they were actually centuries apart.

Died

• c.280

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against drought
• Arles, France
• children

Representation

• bishop carrying his eyes
• bishop having his eyes put out
• bishop standing with lions

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
• books
  • Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
  • Oxford Dictionary of Saints, by David Hugh Farmer
  • Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder
• other sites in english
  • Catholic Online
  • Wikipedia
• webseiten auf deutsch
  • Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
• sitios en español
  • Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
• sites en français
  • Diocese de Frejus-Toulon
  • La fête des prénoms
• fonti in italiano
  • Cathopedia
  • Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Trophimus of Arles“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 November 2023. Web. 28 December 2024. <>