Maturinus
French missionary
Maturinus, or Mathurin (died c. 300 AD) was a Gallo-Roman exorcist and missionary venerated as a saint.
The first source to mention Maturinus is the Martyrology of Usuard, written in 875. In the next century, a biography of Maturinus was composed.
Life
According to his legend, Maturinus was born in Liricantus (now Larchant). His parents, Marinus and Euphemia, were pagan. His father was entrusted by Maximian with the task of exterminating the Christians of the region.
His son Maturinus, however, was secretly baptized by Polycarp, when the boy was twelve. According to legend, he began to perform miracles, drive out demons, and calm rowdy or riotous individuals. He eventually converted his parents to Christianity.
He became a priest at the age of twenty, and took care of the diocese when the local bishop went to Rome.
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