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Laud of Coutances
Roman Catholic bishop and saint
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Feast: 22 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
401
Died
501
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Coutances, also in France, Saint Laud, bishop.
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 22 September as a bishop in the territory of Coutances.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3218578 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Laud of Coutances (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.