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Aignan of Orleans
French priest
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 17 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
358
Died
453
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Aignan or Agnan (Latin: Anianus) (358–453), seventh Bishop of Orléans, France, assisted Roman general Flavius Aetius in the defense of the city against Attila the Hun in 451. He is known as Saint Aignan.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q384117 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aignan of Orleans (CC BY-SA)
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