On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Carolyn Muessig wrote:
> Today, 25 September, is the feast of...
>
> Firmin, bishop and martyr (4th century): True identity is unclear. Was
> probably a missionary bishop in Gaul.
This is the St. Firmin celebrated in the Amiens calendar (and later more
widely), whose translation is depicted in the left portal at that
Cathedral. He is sometimes confused with another St. Firmin - this one a
confessor -- also celebrated at Amiens. -mcgaposchkin
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