initiation of Minor Rogation DaysThe Minor Rogations were first introduced in Gaul by St. Mamertus of Vienne about the year 470 and were made binding for all of Gaul by the first Council of Orléans (511). Later ( c. 800) the festivals were adopted in Rome by Pope Leo III. It is possible that Mamertus first instituted the Minor Rogations to replace three days of pagan crop processions called the Ambarvalia....an “octave” of Ascension, adopted at Rome in the 12th century but suppressed in 1955. The three days before Ascension Day, known as Minor Rogation Days, were instituted by Bishop Mamertus of Vienne (Gaul) in 470 and extended to all the Frankish churches at the Council of Orléans in 511. Pope Leo III (reigned 795–816) adopted them at Rome. They are observed by...
Saint Mamertus of Vienne
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