Austromoine of Clermont

When did Austromoine die?

Austromoine of Clermont is dated d. c. AD 300 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Austromoine in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Austromoine?

Austromoine of Clermont is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Gregory of Tours. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Austromoine from?

The archive associates Austromoine of Clermont with Clermont, Auvergne. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Austromoine’s contemporaries?

The archive links Austromoine of Clermont to 3 other figures, including Emperor Decius, Denis of Paris and Martial of Limoges. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[First attested ~340 years later — Gregory of Tours, writing c. 594, is the earliest record of the mission he dates to the age of Decius.] At this time seven men were ordained as bishops and sent into the Gauls to preach… These bishops were sent: bishop Catianus to Tours; bishop Trophimus to Arles; bishop Paul to Narbonne; bishop Saturninus to Toulouse; bishop Dionisius to Paris; bishop Stremonius to Clermont; bishop Martial to Limoges.