Vétérin of Gennes

Vétérin of Gennes was a confessor saint, a disciple of Saint Martin of Tours, who evangelized the lands of Anjou around the Loire, in the 4th or 5th century. He is linked with Saint Doucelin of Allonnes (commemorated on 8 July), also a disciple of Martin, who evangelized the neighbouring region. Maxenceul at Cunault and Macarius at Saint-⁠Macaire-⁠en-⁠Mauges and at Roussay also worked in the evangelization of the region. He is commemorated on 23 February, in the Western calendar (new style). No other details survive in our sources. A saint of the undivided Church, venerated locally.