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Aredius of Gap
Merovingian bishop and saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
535
Died
614
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Gap in Provence, in France, Saint Aredius, bishop, renowned for his patience in adversity, for his zeal against the simoniacs and for his charity towards the Roman monks sent to England.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 May as a bishop of Gap renowned for patience, zeal against simony and charity to the Roman monks sent to England.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2860886 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aredius of Gap (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.