St. Julian of Brioude

Who is St. Julian of Brioude?

Saint Julian of Brioude was a 4th-century martyr from the Auvergne region of France. Although the main focus of his worship was in the small village of Brioude, he was originally from the city of Vienne, and also associated with Clermont. He was most famous by his association to an aristocratic family of bishops of the time, the most notable proponents being St. Gallus of Clermont and St. Gregory of Tours. Gregory was the author of Julian's vita as well as his more famous work, the Ten Books of Histories. Gregory's attempts to enlarge the St. Julian's cult from the Auvergne to Touraine and Aquitaine were unsuccessful, however, and Julian is now only remembered through his basilica in the town of Brioude itself.