Cult
The cult of Saint Quentin was important during the Middle Ages, especially in Northern France - as evidenced by the considerable number of place names derived from the saint's (see Saint-Quentin (disambiguation)). The tomb was an important place of pilgrimage, highly favoured by Carolingians (the church was one of the richest in Picardy).
This cult has three feasts:
October 31: martyrdom
June 24 : first inventio
January 3 : second inventio
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