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Lambert of Vence
Bishop of Venice and saint
SaintResearchedFranceBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 26 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1084
Died
1154
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Vence in Provence, in France, Saint Lambert, bishop, formerly a monk of Lérins, who cared for the poor and was a true lover of poverty.
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 May as a bishop of Vence, once a monk of Lérins, who cared for the poor.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3028854 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Lambert of Vence (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.