Albinus of Angers
French abbot and bishop
Feast: 1 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Albinus of Angers (French: Saint-Aubin; c. 470 – 1 March 550), also known as Saint Albin () in English, was a French abbot and bishop. Born to a noble Gallo-Roman family at Vannes, Brittany, St. Albinus was a monk and from 504 A.D. Abbot of Tintillac His reputation spread during the 25 years in which he served as abbot. In 529, St. Albinus was elected, against his wishes, Bishop of Angers.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q2722964 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Albinus of Angers (CC BY-SA)
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