Mellonius

This article is about the 4th-century, possibly legendary, Bishop of Rouen. For the Bishop of Rennes, see Melaine.

Saint Mellonius
Bornc. 229[1]
Llanewrwg (St Mellons), Wales
Died314
Hericourt, France
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Church in Wales
Major shrineChurch of St Mellon in St Mellons, Cardiff, Wales[2]
Feast22 October

Saint Mellonius (229-314) was an early 4th-century Bishop of Rotomagus (now Rouen) in the Roman province of Secunda Provincia Lugdunensis (now Normandy in France). He is known only from a 17th-century 'Life' of little historical value, meaning the historicity of his existence is uncertain.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cormack was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference kellen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ David Hugh Farmer, The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (5 rev. ed.) (Oxford University Press, 2011) Page 307.