Saint Polychronius

Pulchronius (Polychronius), Bishop of Verdun (born in Verdun, died there c. 470), was the Bishop of Verdun from 452, a student and relative of Saint Lupus, and a Catholic saint. He promoted the cult of the Mother of God and built the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Verdun in her honor on the foundations of a 330 AD church dedicated to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. He also moved the episcopal see there. He introduced the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the diocese. He died around 470 and was buried in the Verdun Cathedral. His liturgical feast day is celebrated on April 30.