Aurelian of Limoges

[2] According to tradition, Aurelian was originally a pagan priest who wanted to throw Martial into prison.

Martial brought him back to life, baptized him as a Christian, ordained him as a priest, and consecrated him as bishop.

[2] The work was designed to 'prove' that Martial had been present at the Last Supper and at the crucifixion, and was indeed one of the original apostles.

Aurelian’s relics are at the church known as the Chapelle Saint-Aurélien (built between the 14th-17th centuries), in Limoges.

It is the property of the Confrérie Saint Aurélien, the successor organization to the ancient guild butchers of Limoges.