Secundinus

Secundinus was a figure known in late Roman Britain. He appears in historical records primarily as a signatory to a petition or letter written by the British clergy to Germanus of Auxerre around 447 AD. This document, often referred to as the Epistola Gildae, was a plea for Germanus to intervene in the ongoing religious controversies and potentially the Arian heresy affecting the British church. Secundinus's name is listed among several other bishops and clergy who supported this appeal. His exact title or the specific see he represented is not definitively established, though his inclusion suggests he held a position of some ecclesiastical standing. The circumstances surrounding his life and career beyond this documented act are largely unknown, making him a somewhat enigmatic figure within the context of early British Christianity. The petition itself highlights the engagement of the British church with continental ecclesiastical authorities during this transitional period of Roman rule in Britain.