Mesmin

"Saint Mesmin" and "Saint Maximin" redirect here. For other uses, see Saint-Mesmin (disambiguation) and Saint-Maximin (disambiguation).
Saint Mesmin [Maximin]
Died ~520 AD
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Feast December 15

Saint Mesmin (Maximin, Maximinus) (died ca. 520 AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He provided direction to Leonard of Noblac. Saint Euspicius was his uncle.

Clovis gave Euspicius and his nephew Mesmin in 508 the domain of Micy, near Orléans at the confluence of the Loire and the Loiret, for a monastery, known as Micy Abbey. When Euspicius died, Mesmin became abbot, and during his rule the religious life flourished there notably. St. Mesme was his sister.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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