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Eucherius of Orléans
Bishop of Orleans
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Feast: 20 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
687
Died
738
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Eucherius of Orléans (c. 687 in Orléans – February 20, 743 AD), nephew of Suavaric, bishop of Auxerre, was Bishop of Orléans.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Paul the Apostle Saint“Reading the letters of Paul the Apostle led Eucherius to seek the monastic life in 714, when he retired to the Abbey of Jumièges in the Diocese of Rouen.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q1372209 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eucherius of Orléans (CC BY-SA)
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