Saint Donatian

For Saint Donatian of Nantes, see Donatian and Rogatian.

Jan van Eyck's Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele (1436), Saint Donatian is standing in blue vestments on the left.

Saint Donatian (4th century - 390) is the patron saint of Bruges, Belgium, where his relics were enshrined in the ninth century. He was the bishop of Reims from 360 until his death in 390. His feast day is celebrated on October 14.

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