Rufus (beginning of the 5th century ) - Bishop Metz , saint . Memorial Day - November 7th .
Saint Rufus was the successor to Bishop Sambas at the Metz pulpit and remained bishop for about three decades [1] [2] .
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913: "His name was retroactively entered into" " [3] ."
The relics of St. Ruf of Metz were transferred to a monastery near Worms during the reign of Lothar I. Perhaps this is a monastery in the Gau-Odernheim [4] .
Notes
- ↑ St. Rufus of Metz - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
- ↑ Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
- ↑ Sts. Rufus
- ↑ Claude Philippe de Viville, Dictionnaire du département de la Moselle , p. 287, 1817.