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Saint of the Day – 28 November – Saint Honestus of Nimes (Died 270) Priest Martyr,

Saint of the Day – 28 November – Saint Honestus of Nimes (Died 270) Priest Martyr, Missionary. A disciple of St Saturninus of Toulouse (Died c257) Bishop and Martyr and a native of Nîmes. Born at Nimes, France and died in 270 at Pamplona, Spain by Martyrdom. Also known as – Honestus of Pamplona, Honesto, Honest.

Saturninus and Honestus evangelised in Spain and Honestus was Martyred at Pampelona during the persecutions of Aurelian.
We believe Honestus was a nobleman of Nimes who was appointed ‘apostle to Navarre and the Basque Country.’

At Pampelona, he converted the Senator Firmus and his family to Christianity, while Firmus’s son, Saint Firminus, was christened by Saint Saturninus. Honestus Baptised Firminus himself.

St Honestus is venerated especially in Pamplona and in Nimes, Probably his Relics were shared between the two Cities.

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