Saint Honestus

{{Short description|Spanish saint}}

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|death_date=~270 AD

|feast_day= 16 February

|venerated_in= Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church

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|birth_place= Nîmes

|death_place= Pamplona

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Saint Honestus ({{langx|es|San Honesto}}, {{langx|fr|Saint Honest}}) was, according to Christian tradition, a disciple of Saturninus of Toulouse and a native of Nîmes.[https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-honestus/ Monks of Ramsgate. “Honestus”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 September 2013]

Saturninus and Honestus evangelized in Spain, and Honestus was martyred at Pampeluna during the persecutions of Aurelian. Elaboration of this legend states that Honestus was a nobleman of Nîmes who was appointed "apostle to Navarre and the Basque Country."[http://www.elalmanaque.com/santoral/noviembre/28-11-honesto.htm Honesto]

Further elaboration of his legend states that at Pampeluna, he converted the senator Firmus and his family to Christianity, while Firmus's son, Saint Firminus, was christened by Saint Saturninus.[http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/propuestas/san-fermines/desarrollo/santo.htm History of... The saint Saint San Fermin festival Sanfermines tourist information on Navarre] Variants of this legend state that Honestus baptized Firminus himself.[http://ewtn.com/Spanish/Saints/Fermin_7_7.htm San Fermín y San Ilídio]