Piatus of Tournai

Saint Piatus
Statue of Saint Piatus in Anstaing
Hieromartyr
Born	c. 3rd century Benevento, Italy
Died	c. 286 Tournai, Belgium^[1]
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	October 1
Attributes	holding top part of his skull
Patronage	Tournai

Piatus of Tournai (also Piaton, Platon, Piat, Piato) (died c. 286) was a Belgian saint. He was a native of Benevento, Italy, and is traditionally said to have been sent by the pope to evangelize the cities of Chartres and Tournai. Tradition also states that he was ordained by Dionysios the Areopagite. He was martyred under Maximian by having the top of his skull sliced off. He may be recognized in depictions holding the sliced portion of his skull. Eligius later discovered Piatus' relics and made a reliquary for them.^[1]

Some of his relics can be found at Chartres Cathedral.^[2]

Gallery

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Church of Saint-Piat, Tournai
Chapel of Saint-Piat, Chartres Cathedral
Stained-glass window of Saint-Piat in Chartres Cathedral

References

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1 2 "Saint Piaton of Tournai". CatholicSaints.Info. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
↑ Roman, Alexander. "Chartres Cathedral: When East had already met West". Ukrainian Orthodoxy. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

External links

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Saint of the Day, October 1: Piaton at SaintPatrickDC.org
(in French) Le Retour de Saint Piat - French page that includes pictures of the relics of Saint Piatus

Interwiki

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At the French Wikipedia, a page about "La Grande procession de Tournai", which features a picture of the relics of Saint Piatus

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