Saint Saturninus was the first bishop of Toulouse. It is uncertain whether there were Christians in the town before his arrival or whether his preaching brought the first converts, but he soon founded a small church there.
Each day, as he walked to his parish, he had to pass a pagan temple located near the capitol. The pagan priests believed that the silence of their oracles was caused by his presence. One day, they captured him, and when he refused to offer sacrifice to their idols, they tied his feet to a bull. The animal dragged him through the streets of the town until the rope broke.
Two devout women later collected his remains and buried them in a deep ditch to protect them from being dishonored by the pagans. His successors, Saints Hilary and Exuperius, later provided him with a more dignified burial.
A church was eventually built on the spot where the bull stopped dragging him. This church still stands today and is known as the Church of the Taur, meaning *the bull*. His body was later transferred to the Church of Saint Sernin, one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Southern France, where it remains preserved.