Saint Eusebia and her companions
Abbess of the Cassianite monastery in Marseille in the 7th century, Eusebia encouraged her forty companions to mutilate their faces to escap…
Patronage
Marseille
6 saints
Saint Lazarus of Bethany
A friend of Jesus raised by Him at Bethany, Lazarus went into exile in Provence after the Ascension. Having become the first bishop of Marse…
Our Lady of the Guard (The Good Mother)
Founded in 1214 on a hill belonging to the Abbey of Saint-Victor, the sanctuary of Notre-Dame de la Garde became the spiritual heart of Mars…
Saint Theodore of Marseille
Bishop of Marseille in the 6th century, Theodore distinguished himself by his vigorous reform of ecclesiastical morals, which earned him the…
Blessed Urban V
Guillaume de Grimoard, who became Urban V in 1362, was a Benedictine pope marked by his austerity and reforming zeal. He is famous for havin…
Saint Victor of Marseille
A Roman soldier in Marseille under Maximian, Victor encouraged persecuted Christians before being arrested. After refusing to sacrifice to i…