San Fermin of Amiens was a Christian missionary and first bishop of Amiens, whose beautiful church was built while he was the bishop. He was beheaded at the age of 31. He is the patron of Amiens (France) and Lesaca (Spain), and copatron of Navarre with St Francisco Javier.
Legend explains that SanFermin was the son of an important Roman Soldier and he converted to Christianity thanks to St. Saturninus (Bishop of Pamplona), and then he moved to Amiens (France). He was finally tortured and beheaded, and while his remains are resting in the French town of Amiens, there are many part sof his body scattered around the World. Pamplona retains three of them.
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