Saint Poma was the sister of

Saint Memmius Saint Memmius () is venerated as the first bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne (now ''Châlons-en-Champagne''), and founder of the diocese. According to tradition, Memmius was a Roman citizen who was consecrated by Saint Peter and sent to Gaul to conver ...

(in French "Memmie de Châlons") who is venerated as the first bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne (present-day

Châlons-en-Champagne Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims. Formerly called Châlons ...

) in France. She lived in the late third century. Saint Poma's feast day is 27 June. Her remains are interred in the Basilica of Saint Memmius in

Saint-Memmie Saint-Memmie () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 610 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate ...

, France, near those of her brother and four other men who succeeded him as bishop in Châlons.

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