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Austind of Auch
11th archbishop of Auch (ca. 1000 - 1068)
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Feast: 26 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1000
Died
1068
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Auch in Aquitaine, in France, Saint Austind, bishop, to whose work are owed the building of the cathedral, the progress of the people's morals and the building up of the house of God.
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 26 July as the bishop of Auch who built its cathedral.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3463680 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.