Praetextatus of Rouen

Holy Hieromartyr Praetextatus of Rouen was Bishop of Rouen from 549 or 550 until 586. For his courage in denouncing the wicked he was cruelly persecuted and exiled, and was recalled after seven years. Gregory of Tours tells in his history of the Franks of his trial at Paris in 577 and of his rivalry with the Merovingian queen Fredegund. He was murdered on Easter Sunday in his own church in 586. In France he is called Saint Prix. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 24 February (new calendar).