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Gall of Clermont
bishop of Clermont
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Feast: 14 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
489
Died
553
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the same place, Saint Gall, bishop, who was a humble and gentle man, uncle of Saint Gregory of Tours.
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 14 May as a humble and gentle bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, uncle of Saint Gregory of Tours.
Connected on this site
- Gregory of Tours Saint Relative, Pupil“He was the uncle and teacher of Gregory of Tours.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2709769 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gal I (bishop of Clermont) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.