Designatus of Maastricht

Designatus of Maastricht was the fourth bishop of Maastricht according to the lists of Heriger of Lobbes and the thirteenth bishop of Tongeren, Maastricht and Liège altogether. The dates of his life are disputed. It is generally assumed that he lived in the 5th century; sometimes his episcopate is given as 413 to 437, others give his death in 508, 511 or 525, and Migne gives 520. Nothing is known historically about him except the name in the list, and the legend adds little.

According to the legend, after the death of Ursicinus, in 413 (?), the see remained vacant for three months, and on 12 June Pope Innocent I sent a holy man named Designatus as bishop to Maastricht. His day of commemoration is 13 January, and with the holy bishops of Maastricht, 15 May. A saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.