Saint Honestus (, ) was, according to

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tradition, a disciple of

Saturninus of Toulouse Saturnin of Toulouse (, , , , and , , and ) was one of the ''"Apostles to the Gauls"'' sent out (probably under the direction of Pope Fabian, 236–250) during the consulate of Decius and Gratus (250–251) to Christianise Gaul after the perse ...

and a native of

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...

. Saturninus and Honestus evangelized in

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, and Honestus was martyred at

Pampeluna Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood plain of th ...

during the persecutions of

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. Elaboration of this legend states that Honestus was a nobleman of Nîmes who was appointed "apostle to

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and the Basque Country." Further elaboration of his legend states that at Pampeluna, he converted the senator Firmus and his family to

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, while Firmus's son, Saint Firminus, was christened by Saint Saturninus. Variants of this legend state that Honestus baptized Firminus himself.San Fermín y San Ilídio
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St. Honestus
Gallo-Roman saints Saints from Hispania People from Nemausus 3rd-century Christian martyrs Year of birth unknown {{France-saint-stub