Severinus of Bordeaux

Severinus (French: Seurin, pronounced [sœ.ʁɛ̃]; died 420) was an early bishop of Bordeaux later venerated as the patron saint of the city on account of the miracles he reputedly worked in defence of the city.

[1] The Roman Martyrology formerly identified Severinus as a bishop of Cologne who died at Bordeaux, leading many scholars to identify him with the independently known Saint Severinus of Cologne, whose feast is on October 23.

According to Gregory, he was engaged in fighting Arianism when he heard a voice that told him to go to Bordeaux.

At Bordeaux, the sitting bishop, Amandus, likewise instructed by a voice, resigned his office to Severinus,[2] or possibly merely made him his successor.

[1] The cult devoted to him by the people of Bordeaux is testimony to the influence he exercised among his followers.