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Saint

Maurontus of Marseilles

Abbot of Saint Victor in Marseilles, who reposed around 804.

Feast
October 21old style November 3
Reposed
8049th century
Place
St Victor

Life

Saint Maurontus of Marseilles was abbot of the monastery of Saint Victor in Marseilles in Gaul and, around 767, became bishop of the same city. He reposed around 804. The sources consulted preserve no other details of his life. He is a saint of the undivided Church, known from the Western calendars.

He is commemorated on 21 October, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).

Commemorated the same day October 21