Baudilus was a Christian martyr who died in Nîmes around 259. According to tradition, he was a deacon who arrived in the city during a pagan festival dedicated to the god Veiovis. During the ceremony, he denounced the ritual and toppled a statue of the deity, which led to his execution by decapitation at the hands of angry priests. His death is remembered as the origin of several sacred springs and established him as a significant figure in early Christian history in Gaul.