1. Fermin was a holy man and martyr, traditionally venerated as the co-patron saint of Navarre, Spain.
11 Facts About Fermin
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Fermin's tombstone is one of the elements that helped to convey his memory.
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Fermin then went to preach in northern Gaul, where he became associated with the city of Amiens.
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Fermin is said to have been the son of Eugenia and Firmo, a Roman of senatorial rank in Pamplona in the 3rd century.
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Fermin was converted to Christianity by Honestus, a disciple of Saturnin.
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Fermin was martyred, significantly by being tied to a bull by his feet and dragged to his death, a martyrdom that is sometimes transferred to Fermin.
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Fermin was ordained a priest in Toulouse, according to the local legend, and returned to Pamplona as its first bishop.
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Under the choir of the abbey's church there is a vault in the place where the body of Fermin was miraculously discovered.
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The veneration of Saint Fermin was of great religious and economic importance to Amiens during the Middle Ages and into modern times.
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Fermin is represented in a number of major works of art in Amiens Cathedral.
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Besides Pamplona, Fermin is venerated in other places in Navarre, such as Lesaka, in the fiesta called the Regata del Bidasoa.