Trojanus of Saintes

Trojanus of Saintes^[1] (died c.530) was a sixth-century bishop of Saintes, in France. He is mentioned in semi-legendary terms by Gregory of Tours.^[2] He is identified with the author of a surviving letter to Eumerius of Nantes.^[3][4]

He is a Catholic saint, known also as Trojan and Troyen; his feast day is November 30.^[5]

References

• William Smith, Henry Wace, A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines. Volume IV, article Trojanus, p. 1054.

Notes

1. Trofianus, Trophianus.
2. Raymond Van Dam (1988): Gregory of Tours: Glory of the Confessors, p. 42.
3. In Migne, Patrologia Latina, 67.
4. Louis Duchesne, Fastes piscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule. Tome 2: L'Aquitaine et les Lyonnaises, p. 362.
5. Catholic Online page.