Saint Poma was the sister of Saint Memmius (in French "Memmie de Châlons") who is venerated as the first bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne (present-day Châlons-en-Champagne) in France.[1] She lived in the late third century.[2]
Saint Poma | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | June 27 |
Saint Poma's feast day is 27 June.[2]
Her remains are interred in the Basilica of Saint Memmius in Saint-Memmie, France,[3] near those of her brother and four other men who succeeded him as bishop in Châlons.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints (J. Duffy, 1866), page 103.
- ^ a b "Pome", Wikipédia (in French), 2015-05-29, retrieved 2019-11-27
- ^ "Église Saint-Memmie de Saint-Memmie", Wikipédia (in French), 2019-06-22, retrieved 2019-11-27
- ^ "saintpatrickdc.org". saintpatrickdc.org. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "Memmie de Châlons", Wikipédia (in French), 2019-06-25, retrieved 2019-11-27
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