Baring-Gould’s sources: Roman and Gallican Martyrologies. Sarum, York, and Hereford Kalendars; Hrabanus, Wandelbert, Floras, &c. Authorities: — The Acts, of these there are several versions, varying somewhat from one another; none trustworthy.] In Navarre, at Pampeluna, on this day is venerated S> Firminus, apostle of that country and martyr in the year 10 1: at Amiens in the north of France on this day is kept the feast of S. Firminus, apostle of Picardy and martyr. Baronius thinks that he suffered under Rictiovarus, at the beginning of the 4th century.

An attempt has been made to reconcile the legend of the patron of Pampeluna with that of the saint of Amiens, but it is impossible to do so. There were, in all probability two saintly bishops and martyrs of the same name. S. Firminus of Amiens was the disciple of S. Saturninus of Toulouse (November 29). S. Gregory of Tours [bishop and historian of the Franks (d. 594)] alleges that Saturninus was a contemporary of the apostles and one of the disciples of our Lord. But Gregory of Tours also relates the passion of Saturninus as occurring under the consulship of Decius [Roman emperor 249–251, who ordered everyone to sacrifice to the gods] and Gratus, a.d. 250; consequently S. Firminus must have suffered either at the end of the third or the beginning of the fourth century. No reliance whatever can be placed on the narratives of his martyrdom. The relics [the bodily remains of a saint, or objects they used, kept with honor] of S. Firminus are in the church of S. Germain, at Amiens. Other relics at Arras, at Saint-Firmin near Chantilly, and at Sommesnil near Rouen.